Scottish poet, novelist and non-fiction writer (born 1961)
Jackie Kay
CBE, FRSE, FRSL
Kay in 2015
Makar
In office 15 March 2016 – 14 March 2021
Preceded by
Liz Lochhead
Succeeded by
Kathleen Jamie
Personal details
Born
Jacqueline Margaret Kay
(1961-11-09) 9 November 1961 (age 62) Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma mater
University of Stirling
Occupation
Professor of creative writing at Newcastle University
Known for
Poet and novelist Makar, 2016–2021
Awards
Somerset Maugham Award (1994); Guardian Fiction Prize (1998); Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award (2011)
Jacqueline Margaret Kay, CBE, FRSE, FRSL (born 9 November 1961), is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works Other Lovers (1993), Trumpet (1998) and Red Dust Road (2011).[1][2] Kay has won many awards, including the Somerset Maugham Award in 1994, the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1998 and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award in 2011.[3][4]
From 2016 to 2021, Jackie Kay was the Makar, the poet laureate of Scotland.[5][6] She was Chancellor of the University of Salford between 2015 and 2022.[7]
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^"The House I Grew Up In, featuring Jackie Kay". The House I Grew Up In. 27 August 2007. BBC Radio 4.
^"Guardian Fiction Prize". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^"Jackie Kay wins Scottish Book of the Year". www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^"Our National Poet". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^"Celebrating Scotland's Makar". Scottish Government. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^Dobson, Charlotte (9 May 2015). "University of Salford officially appoints renowned poet Professor Jackie Kay as their new chancellor". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2021, JackieKay was the Makar, the poet laureate of Scotland. She was Chancellor of the University of Salford between 2015 and 2022. JackieKay was born...
that time anyway, because she was in a relationship with Scottish poet JackieKay, had a young daughter, and would not have welcomed the public attention...
(February 15, 2021). "Bessie Smith by JackieKay review – a potent blues brew". The Guardian. "Bessie Smith by JackieKay". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved February...
The Adoption Papers is the debut poetry collection by the Scottish poet JackieKay. It was published in 1991 by Bloodaxe Books. It won the Forward Prize...
Trumpet by JackieKay: a jazzy call to action". The Guardian. Retrieved February 2, 2020. Bream, Jon (January 31, 2017). "Review: Cabaret darling McKay sings/tells...
(actress) Layla-Roxanne Hill (writer and activist) Finley Quaye (musician) JackieKay (writer) Eunice Olumide (model) Luke Sutherland (novelist and musician)...
John Agard, Gillian Clarke, Daljit Nagra, Grace Nichols, Owen Sheers, JackieKay and Maura Dooley. Dharker divides her time between London, Wales, and...
Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018. JackieKay (June 10, 2021). "Nathan MacKinnon is one of the Hart Trophy finalists...
Poetry in 2019. In 2019, Chan was named as one of JackieKay's 10 Best BAME Writers in Britain, with Kay describing Chan's poetry as "psychologically astute...
succeeded in 2011 by Liz Lochhead. JackieKay was announced as the third holder of this post in 2016. Before Kay was appointed, it was suggested that...
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803280472. Linge, Mary Kay (2007). Jackie Robinson: A Biography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313338281...
refer to: An ancient language An extinct language Old Tongue (poem), by JackieKay Old Tongues, a 1994 Dutch film The fictional languages depicted as so...
Bowles. Guests included Sebastian Faulks, Jeremy Lee, Angela Hartnett, JackieKay, Ian Rankin, Sam Leith, Dr Frank Tallis, Justine Picardie, Stephen Page...
OS X compatibility layer for Linux Darling: New & Selected Poems, by JackieKay Darling language, an aboriginal language of the Darling River in Australia...
Professor Gus John Linton Kwesi Johnson Claudia Jones Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE JackieKay CBE Sam King MBE Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE John La Rose David Lammy Marai Larasi...
People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America. In 2017, JackieKay presented a 30-minute BBC Radio 4 documentary about Hurston called A Woman...
Hodder Children's Books, 2002 Number Parade: Number Poems from 0–100 (with JackieKay, Grace Nichols, Nick Toczek and Mike Rosen). LDA, 2002 Hello H2O. Hodder...
have contributed articles include Diana Evans, Helen Mort, Hannah Lowe, JackieKay and Malika Booker. It was first published in March 1999 and is produced...
She stepped down from this role in February 2016, and was succeeded by JackieKay in March 2016. She is currently the Honorary President of the Caledonian...
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