Shire has received various awards for her art. In April 2013, she was presented with Brunel University’s inaugural African Poetry Prize, an award earmarked for poets who have yet to publish a full-length poetry collection. She was chosen from a shortlist of six candidates out of a total 655 entries. In October 2013, Shire was selected from a shortlist of six as the first Young Poet Laureate for London. The honour is part of the London Legacy Development Corporation’s Spoke programme, which focuses on promoting arts and culture in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the surrounding area. In 2014, Shire was also chosen as poet-in-residence of Queensland, Australia, liaising with the Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts over a six-week period. In June 2018 Shire was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its “40 Under 40” initiative. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head, was announced on the shortlist of the 2022 Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection.
Warsan Shire
- Skill Category: Writers
- Present Address: Los Angeles, California, US
- Country: Somalia
- Website: https://warsanshire.bandcamp.com/
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