Sara Baume Explained
Sara Baume (born 1984)[1] is an Irish[2] novelist. She was named on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list in 2023.[3]
Biography
Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent. As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier".[4] When she was four years old, they moved to County Cork, Ireland.[4] She studied fine art at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design and creative writing at Trinity College Dublin from where she was awarded her MPhil.[1] She has received a Literary Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5] Her books are published by Tramp Press in Ireland and Heinemann in Britain.
In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa.[6]
In 2023, she was named on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, to identify the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40.[7]
Awards and honours
Literary awards
Other awards
- Davy Byrne's Short Story Award for Solesearcher1, 2014
Novels
- Book: Baume . Spill Simmer Falter Wither . Tramp Press . 2015 . 9780992817060 . Dublin . 2.
- Book: Baume . A Line Made by Walking . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . 2017 . 9780544716957 . Boston; New York . 2. [27]
- Book: Baume . handiwork . Tramp Press . 2020 . 9781916434257 . Dublin . 2.
- Book: Baume . Seven Steeples . Tramp Press . 2022 . 9781916291485 . Dublin . 2.
Notes
(named for the Richard Long sculpture, A Line Made by Walking)[28] [29]
Notes and References
- News: Martin . Doyle . Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award . . 2017-04-05 . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170511215938/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/sara-baume-wins-15-000-davy-byrnes-short-story-award-1.1818832 . live .
- News: Alison. Flood. Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 | Books. The Guardian. 7 August 2015. 2017-04-05. 6 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406112028/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/07/sara-baume-readers-nominee-guardian-first-book-award-2015. live.
- Web site: Schaub . Micharl . 2023-04-13 . ‘Granta’ Names 20 Best Young British Novelists . 2023-04-14 . . en . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414052711/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/granta-names-20-best-young-british-novelists/ . live .
- Web site: She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume . Totallydublin.ie . 2015-08-03 . 2017-04-05 . 6 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170406023049/http://totallydublin.ie/more/print/sara-baume-interview/ . live .
- Web site: Sara Baume . Penguin.co.uk . 2017-04-05 . 5 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170405174213/https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/sara-baume/1078205/ . dead .
- Web site: 2015 Resident Participants The International Writing Program. iwp.uiowa.edu. en. 2017-04-10. 11 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055251/https://iwp.uiowa.edu/residency/participants-by-year/2015%20Resident. live.
- Web site: Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list. Katie. Razzall. BBC News. 13 April 2023. 13 April 2023. 14 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230414065523/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65256575. live.
- Web site: 2017-02-05 . Sara Baume . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020538/http://www.doolinfestivals.ie/writers-artists-bios/item/57-sara-baume.html . 6 April 2017 . 2017-04-05 . Doolinfestivals.ie.
- Web site: November 18, 2015 . Awards: Costa; Royal Society Young People's; Melbourne Lit . 2022-12-07 . . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207192421/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2637 . live .
- News: Kean . Danuta . 2016-12-12 . Sara Baume's 'irresistible' debut novel wins Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize . en-GB . . 2023-04-14 . 0261-3077 . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123021906/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/12/sara-baumes-irresistible-debut-novel-wins-geoffrey-faber-memorial-prize . live .
- Web site: 2016-12-13 . Awards: Geoffrey Faber Memorial . 2023-04-14 . . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123021907/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2899 . live .
- News: Gleeson . Sinéad . 2015-10-09 . Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume review – a deft and moving debut . en-GB . . 2023-04-14 . 0261-3077 . 19 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319052504/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/09/spill-simmer-falter-wither-sara-baume-review-deft-moving-debut . live .
- Web site: 2015-08-17 . Awards: Guardian First Book Longlist . 2023-04-14 . . 18 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518151657/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2572 . live .
- Web site: 2015 . Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015 winning authors revealed . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101232339/http://www.irishbookawards.irish/2015/11/25/bord-gais-energy-irish-book-awards-2015-winning-authors-revealed/ . 1 January 2017 . 2017-04-05 . Irishbookawards.irish.
- Web site: 2016-04-27 . History of the Desmond Elliott Prize UCL Centre for Publishing . 2023-04-14 . . 7 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107110212/https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cfp-blog/2016/04/27/history-of-the-desmond-elliott-prize/ . live .
- Web site: 2017-02-23 . Kate O'Brien Award: Limerick Literary Festival 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020431/http://limerickliteraryfestival.com/kate-obrien-award/ . 6 April 2017 . 2017-04-05 . Limerickliteraryfestival.com.
- Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2017-02-22 . L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored . 2023-04-14 . . en-US . 3 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503154553/https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-latimes-book-prize-finalists-20170222-story.html . live .
- Web site: 2018-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2017 . 2023-04-14 . . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405084338/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9320420 . live .
- Web site: 2017-09-28 . Awards: Goldsmiths; Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction . 2023-04-14 . . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312015607/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3096 . live .
- Web site: Flood . Alison . 2021-02-11 . Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist . 2021-02-11 . the Guardian . en . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210195125/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/10/monique-roffey-leads-strong-showing-for-indies-on-rathbones-folio-shortlist . live .
- Web site: 2021-02-11 . Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518095912/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/02/11/162579/folio-prize-2021-shortlist-announced/ . 18 May 2021 . 2021-02-11 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
- Web site: 2022-10-21 . Awards: An Post Irish Book Shortlists . 2023-04-14 . . 22 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022184650/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4343 . live .
- Web site: Ellis . Lizzie . Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022 . 2022-11-11 . Goldsmiths, University of London . en . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213033305/https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/goldsmiths-prize-2022-winner/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-10-07 . Awards: Heartland Booksellers Winners; Goldsmiths Shortlist . 2023-04-14 . . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312015548/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4334 . live .
- Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-03-25 . Finalists for Dylan Thomas Prize Are Revealed . 2023-03-25 . . en.
- Web site: 2023-03-24 . Awards: NBCC Winners; Dylan Thomas Shortlist . 2023-04-14 . . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327153920/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4443 . live .
- News: Feigel . Lara . 10 February 2017 . A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170405172622/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/10/a-line-made-by-walking-review-sara-baume . 5 April 2017 . 2017-04-05 . The Guardian.
- News: Cross . Stephanie . March 12, 2017 . A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume – review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214728/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/12/a-line-made-by-walking-sara-baume-review-deeply-affecting . 4 December 2019 . 4 December 2019 . The Guardian.
- Web site: Gujarathi . Chika . April 18, 2017 . Sara Baume: Portrait of an artist in retreat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214841/https://bookpage.com/interviews/21221-sara-baume-fiction#.XegjA-hKiUk . 4 December 2019 . 4 December 2019 . BookPage.