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Kit Wright

b. 1944

English writer

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Born 1944. Kit Wright is a British writer and poet, known for Author.

Kit Wright (born 17 June 1944) is an English writer who is the author of more than twenty-five books, for both adults and children, and the winner of awards including an Arts Council Writers' Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize and the Heinemann Award. After a scholarship to Oxford University, he worked as a lecturer at Brock University, St Catherine's, in Canada, then returned to England and a position in the Poetry Society. He is currently a full-time writer.

Biography Wright was born in Crockham Hill, Kent. Educated at Oxford University, Wright moved to Canada to work as a lecturer. In 1970, he returned to London to work as an Education Officer for the Poetry Society until 1975. From 1977 to 1979, he was Fellow Commoner in Creative Art at Cambridge University. He subsequently returned to London and works full-time as a writer. He currently contributes monthly to The Oldie magazine.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 1997.

Awards 1977: Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize (awarded for The Bear Looked Over the Mountain) 1978: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize (awarded for The Bear Looked Over the Mountain) 1985: Arts Council Writers' Award 1990: Heinemann Award (awarded for Short Afternoons) 1991: Hawthornden Prize (awarded for Short Afternoons) 1995: Cholmondeley Award 1997: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1999: King's Lynn Award for Merit in Poetry 2009: Honorary Fellowship at the English Association

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Occupation
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Known for
Author, Poet
Education
University of Oxford, Berkhamsted School
Awards
Cholmondeley Award; Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; Hawthornden Prize; Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize; Fellow of the English Association; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kit Wright?

English writer

When was Kit Wright born?

Kit Wright was born on 17 June 1944 in Crockham Hill.

What is Kit Wright's occupation?

Kit Wright is a writer and poet.

What is Kit Wright known for?

Kit Wright is known for Author.

What nationality is Kit Wright?

Kit Wright is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kit Wright

· Wikidata: Q1743828

· DBpedia: Kit Wright

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