Stephanie Sy-Quia
Stephanie Sy-Quia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 (age 30–31) California, U.S. |
| Education | The King's School, Canterbury; University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Amnion (2021) |
| Awards | Forward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022) Somerset Maugham Award Eric Gregory Award |
Stephanie Sy-Quia (born 1995)[1] is a British–American writer. Her first novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026.
Biography
Born in California and now living in London, Sy-Quia attended the The King's School, Canterbury, then went on to study English at Oxford University.
She has written for publications including The Guardian,[2] The White Review, Boston Review, Granta,[3] Los Angeles Review of Books,[4] The London Magazine,[5] Tribune,[6] and The TLS.[7] Sy-Quia is a Ledbury Poetry Critic[8] and has been shortlisted for the Bodley Head Essay Prize.
Her debut poetry collection, Amnion, was published by Granta[3] in 2021 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022),[9] the Somerset Maugham Award, the Eric Gregory Award,[10] and was the Poetry Book Society's Winter Recommendation.[11] Amnion was also longlisted for the Rathbones Folio[12] and RSL Ondaatje Prizes.[13]
Sy-Quia's debut novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026, with its author being chosen by The Observer as one of the year's best debut novelists.[14]
References
- ↑ "SyQuia-Stephanie". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Stephanie Sy-Quia". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Stephanie Sy-Quia". Granta. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Stephanie Sy-Quia". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Sy-Quia, Stephanie (2020). "Essay | My Father's Coat". The London Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Stephanie Sy-Quia". tribunemag.co.uk. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Stephanie Sy-Quia Archives". TLS. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ledbury Poetry Critics". Ledbury Poetry. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Forward Prizes for Poetry 2022 Winners". National Poetry Library. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Eric Gregory Awards – The Society of Authors". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Mullen, Alice (5 November 2021). "MEET STEPHANIE SY-QUIA". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 | The Rathbones Folio Prize". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Mill, Chris (6 April 2022). "RSL Ondaatje Prize 2022 Longlist Announced". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ Clark, Alex (28 March 2026). "Stephanie Sy-Quia's tale of religious and romantic devotion". The Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2026.