Claire Armitstead Explained

Honorific Suffix:FRSL
Birth Place:London, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Journalist and author

Claire Armitstead FRSL is a British journalist and author. She is Associate Editor (Culture) at The Guardian, where she has worked since 1992.[1] She is also a cultural commentator on literature and the arts, and makes appearances on radio and television, as well as leading workshops and chairing literary events in the UK and at international festivals.[2] She has judged literary competitions including the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, the PEN Pinter Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Biography

Armitstead was born in south London, England, and spent her early childhood in Northern Nigeria, attending primary school in Kaduna.[3] [4]

She worked as a trainee reporter in South Wales, before joining the Hampstead & Highgate Express as a theatre critic and sub-editor, moving from there to the Financial Times and then in 1992 to The Guardian, where she has been Arts Editor, Literary Editor (in which position she was described as "Respected blue-stocking and keen cyclist who keeps the wheels turning on ever more ambitious books pages"),[5] Head of Books and, most recently, Associate Editor (Culture).

Armitstead's essays have been published in New Performance (Macmillan, 1994) and Women: A Cultural Review (Oxford University Press, 1996). She was editor of The Bedside Guardian 2016, which Ian Sansom described as "a work I confidently predict will stand the test of time."[6] Armitstead also edited Tales of Two Londons: Stories From a Fractured City (O/R Books, 2018), an anthology that (as explained in the Introduction) "sets out to mirror London's diversity by ensuring that more than a third of the voices are of those not born in the UK",[7] and about which The London Magazine reviewer wrote: "I cannot imagine anyone who has ever lived or worked in the capital not finding a point of connection or a memory resurfaced."[8]

Armitstead has been a judge for literary competitions as varied as the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books,[9] the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature,[10] the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature,[11] the 2020 PEN Pinter Prize[12] and the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[13] She has been a trustee of English PEN since 2013.[14]

Armitstead presents The Guardians weekly books podcast.[15] [16] The podcast includes interviews with authors.[17] [18] The show is cohosted by Richard Lea and Sian Cain.[19] The show discusses poetry, books, and other works of literature.[20]

In 2022, Armitstead was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.[21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claire Armitstead. Arts Council. 5 November 2020. 29 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929145356/http://www.artscouncil.ie/generic_content.aspx?id=32617. live.
  2. Web site: Speakers. The Literary Conference. The Literary Consultancy. 5 November 2020. 21 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021071659/https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2016-conference/speakers/#armitstead-claire. live.
  3. Web site: Claire Armitstead. O/R Books. 5 November 2020. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001084547/https://www.orbooks.com/claire-armitstead/#:~:text=Claire%20Armitstead%20was%20born%20in,early%20years%20in%20northern%20Nigeria.. live.
  4. News: Half of a Yellow Sun shocked me into a sense of my own expatriate identity. Claire. Armitstead. The Guardian. 19 August 2015. 5 November 2020. 25 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425143834/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/half-of-a-yellow-sun-identity?CMP=share_btn_tw. live.
  5. Web site: Inside Story: Stars of the ultimate book group. Joy. Lo Dico. The Independent. 9 October 2006. 5 November 2020. 11 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100411075923/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/inside-story-stars-of-the-ultimate-book-group-419257.html. live.
  6. News: The Bedside Guardian 2016 – review. Ian. Sansom. The Guardian. 14 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Tales of Two Londons. O/R Books.
  8. Review Tales of Two Londons: Stories From A Fractured City. Alexis. Keir. The London Magazine. 21 March 2023.
  9. Web site: 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books: Judging panel 2015. The Royal Society. 5 November 2020. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130144719/https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2015/. live.
  10. Web site: Announcing the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist. Bocas Lit Fest. 6 March 2016. 5 November 2020. 28 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928083304/https://www.bocaslitfest.com/2016/03/06/announcing-the-2016-ocm-bocas-prize-longlist/. live.
  11. Web site: Longlist announced for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018. Daily FT. 12 October 2018. 1 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181920/https://www.ft.lk/Entertainment-Arts/Longlist-announced-for-the-DSC-Prize-for-South-Asian-Literature-2018/10405-664584/. live.
  12. Web site: Linton Kwesi Johnson awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2020. English PEN. 7 July 2020. 5 November 2020. 29 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029212718/https://www.englishpen.org/posts/news/linton-kwesi-johnson-awarded-pen-pinter-prize-2020/. live.
  13. Web site: Meet the Jury: Claire Armitstead. Scotiabank Giller Prize. 5 November 2020. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811150723/https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/meet-the-jury-claire-armitstead/. live.
  14. Web site: Library of exile: no frontiers – celebrating writing in translation. English PEN. 5 November 2020. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101075927/https://www.englishpen.org/posts/events/library-of-exile-literature-as-common-currency-between-nations/. live.
  15. Web site: Anasuya . Shreya Ila . 17 May 2015 . Seven literary podcasts for your listening pleasure . live . 25 April 2022 . . Scroll Media Incorporation . en-IN . 22 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150522111438/http://scroll.in/article/727927/seven-literary-podcasts-for-your-listening-pleasure/ .
  16. Web site: Sutton . Megan . 15 October 2019 . 8 of the Best Podcasts for Book Lovers . live . 25 April 2022 . . . en-GB . 18 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418194727/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a576581/best-books-podcasts-for-book-lovers/ .
  17. Web site: Linforth . Christopher . 22 July 2016 . Audio Only: On the Rise of the Literary Podcast . live . 25 April 2022 . . . en-US . 11 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511011034/https://themillions.com/2016/07/audio-rise-literary-podcast.html .
  18. Web site: Pareek . Harsh . 13 January 2019 . Podcast Roundup: Our Picks for the Week, From Desert Island Discs to Stuff You Missed in History Class-Entertainment News . live . 25 April 2022 . . . en-IN . 31 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200831044419/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/podcast-roundup-our-picks-for-the-week-from-desert-island-discs-to-stuff-you-missed-in-history-class-5879291.html .
  19. Web site: 3 January 2022 . The 14 Best Podcasts Every Reader and Writer Needs in Their Life . live . 25 April 2022 . Midwestness Publishing . en-US . 25 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425143854/https://www.midwestness.com/articles/2022/1/3/podcasts-for-book-lovers .
  20. Web site: Jain . Devanshi . 28 September 2018 . Mitra . Oishani . 7 Literary Podcasts for Book Lovers . live . 25 April 2022 . The Curious Reader . en-GB . 25 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425143801/https://www.thecuriousreader.in/collection/literary-podcasts/ .
  21. Web site: RSL Claire Armitstead. The Royal Society of Literature. 21 March 2023.
  22. Web site: Fellows and Honorary Fellows For 2022. Stephi. Wild. 12 July 2022. Broadway World. 21 March 2023.

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