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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
British journalist and author
Claire Armitstead
Armitstead in 2021
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Nationality British Occupation(s ) Journalist and author
Claire Armitstead FRSL is a British journalist and author. She is Associate Editor (Culture) at The Guardian , where she has worked since 1992.[1] She is also a cultural commentator on literature and the arts, and makes appearances on radio and television, as well as leading workshops and chairing literary events in the UK and at international festivals.[2] She has judged literary competitions including the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books , the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature , the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature , the PEN Pinter Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize .
Biography
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Armitstead was born in south London, England, and spent her early childhood in Northern Nigeria, attending primary school in Kaduna .[3] [4]
She worked as a trainee reporter in South Wales, before joining the Hampstead & Highgate Express as a theatre critic and sub-editor, moving from there to the Financial Times and then in 1992 to The Guardian , where she has been Arts Editor, Literary Editor (in which position she was described as "Respected blue-stocking and keen cyclist who keeps the wheels turning on ever more ambitious books pages"),[5] Head of Books and, most recently, Associate Editor (Culture).[3]
Armitstead's essays have been published in New Performance (Macmillan, 1994) and Women: A Cultural Review (Oxford University Press, 1996). She was editor of The Bedside Guardian 2016 , which Ian Sansom described as "a work I confidently predict will stand the test of time."[6] Armitstead also edited Tales of Two Londons: Stories From a Fractured City (O/R Books , 2018), an anthology that (as explained in the Introduction) "sets out to mirror London's diversity by ensuring that more than a third of the voices are of those not born in the UK",[7] and about which The London Magazine reviewer wrote: "I cannot imagine anyone who has ever lived or worked in the capital not finding a point of connection or a memory resurfaced."[8]
Armitstead has been a judge for literary competitions as varied as the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books ,[9] the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature ,[10] the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature ,[11] the 2020 PEN Pinter Prize [12] and the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize .[13] She has been a trustee of English PEN since 2013.[14]
Armitstead presents The Guardian ' s weekly books podcast.[15] [16] The podcast includes interviews with authors.[17] [18] The show is cohosted by Richard Lea and Sian Cain.[19] The show discusses poetry, books, and other works of literature.[20]
In 2022, Armitstead was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature .[21] [22]
Bibliography
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References
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^ a b "Claire Armitstead" . O/R Books. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ Armitstead, Claire (19 August 2015). "Half of a Yellow Sun shocked me into a sense of my own expatriate identity" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ Lo Dico, Joy (9 October 2006). "Inside Story: Stars of the ultimate book group" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ Sansom, Ian (14 December 2016). "The Bedside Guardian 2016 – review" . The Guardian .
^ "Tales of Two Londons" . O/R Books .
^ Keir, Alexis. "Review | Tales of Two Londons: Stories From A Fractured City" . The London Magazine . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
^ "2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books: Judging panel 2015" . The Royal Society . Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ "Announcing the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist" . Bocas Lit Fest . 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ "Longlist announced for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018" . Daily FT . 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021 .
^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2020" . English PEN. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ "Meet the Jury: Claire Armitstead" . Scotiabank Giller Prize. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ "Library of exile: no frontiers – celebrating writing in translation" . English PEN. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
^ Anasuya, Shreya Ila (17 May 2015). "Seven literary podcasts for your listening pleasure" . Scroll.in . Scroll Media Incorporation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ Sutton, Megan (15 October 2019). "8 of the Best Podcasts for Book Lovers" . Good Housekeeping . Hearst Communications . Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ Linforth, Christopher (22 July 2016). "Audio Only: On the Rise of the Literary Podcast" . The Millions . PWxyz LLC . Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ Pareek, Harsh (13 January 2019). "Podcast Roundup: Our Picks for the Week, From Desert Island Discs to Stuff You Missed in History Class-Entertainment News" . Firstpost . Network18 Group . Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ "The 14 Best Podcasts Every Reader and Writer Needs in Their Life" . Midwestness Publishing . 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ Jain, Devanshi (28 September 2018). Mitra, Oishani (ed.). "7 Literary Podcasts for Book Lovers" . The Curious Reader . Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
^ "RSL | Claire Armitstead" . The Royal Society of Literature . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
^ Wild, Stephi (12 July 2022). "Fellows and Honorary Fellows For 2022" . Broadway World . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claire_Armitstead&oldid=1190701682 "
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