About Laura Dockrill
Born 1986. Laura Dockrill is a British poet, writer, illustrator, graphic artist and visual artist.
Laura Lee Dockrill (born 28 May 1986) is an English author and performance poet.
Personal life Dockrill is from Brixton, South London. She attended the BRIT School and Richard Atkins Primary School. She went on to graduate from Middlesex University.
Dockrill is married to musician Hugo White (from The Maccabees); they have a son, after whose birth Dockrill suffered severe postpartum psychosis.
Books
Mistakes in the Background (HarperCollins, 2008) Ugly Shy Girl (HarperCollins, 2009) Echoes (HarperCollins, 2010) What Have I Done? Motherhood, Mental illness & Me (Square Peg, 2020) I Love You, I Love You, I love You (HQ, 2024)
Children's books
Darcy Burdock (2013) Lorali (Hot Key Books, 2015) Aurabel (Hot Key Books, 2017) My Mum's Growing Down (Faber & Faber, 2017) Big Bones (Hot Key Books, 2018) Angry Cookie (Walker Books, 2018) Robin Hood (Samuel French, 2018) My ideal boyfriend is a croissant (2019) Sequin and Stitch (Barrington Stoke, 2020) Butterfly Brain (Templar Publishing, 2020) The Lipstick (Walker Books, 2021)
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Who is Laura Dockrill?
English performance poet, writer, illustrator
When was Laura Dockrill born?
Laura Dockrill was born on 28 May 1986 in London.
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Laura Dockrill is a poet, writer, illustrator, graphic artist and visual artist.
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Laura Dockrill is British.
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