About Janet Coats Black
Lived 1844 – 1918 (aged 74). Janet Coats Black was a poet.
Janet Coats Black (15 February 1844 – 15 November 1918) was a Scottish poet, philanthropist, and the founder of the James Tait Black prize, Britain's longest running literary award.
Biography Janet Coats was born in Paisley in 1844 to Thomas Coats and Margaret Glen, and was a member of the J. & P. Coats family, renowned for thread-making.
She married James Tait Black in Paisley in 1884. The couple moved to London in 1889. following the move of her husband's publishing house.
Janet Coats Memorial Prize The Paisley Book Festival hosts the annual poetry prize, the Janet Coats Memorial Prize.
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Who was Janet Coats Black?
Scottish poet and philanthropist
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Janet Coats Black was born on 15 February 1844 in Paisley.
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Janet Coats Black died on 15 November 1918.
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Janet Coats Black was a poet.
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