Andrew McMillan (poet)

Andrew McMillan (born 1988) is an English poet and lecturer.

Andrew McMillan
Born28 October 1988
South Yorkshire, England
OccupationPoet, lecturer
EducationUniversity of Lancaster
University College London
GenrePoetry
Notable worksphysical
playtime
Notable awardsEric Gregory Award
Guardian First Book Award
Somerset Maugham Award
Website
Andrew McMillan

Biography

McMillan was born near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He is the son of poet Ian McMillan.[1] He studied at University of Lancaster, and then at University College London,[2] and is now Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.[3]

His debut collection, Physical, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2015.[4] It was the first collection of poems to win the Guardian First Book Award,[5] and also won a Somerset Maugham Award[6] and the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.[7]

His second collection, playtime, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2018, and won the inaugural Polari Prize.[8] With Mary Jean Chan, McMillan was co-editor of the 2022 collection "100 Queer Poems".

McMillan lives in Manchester.[9]

Bibliography
  • 100 Queer Poems (co-editor), (2022)
  • pandemonium (2021)
  • playtime (2018)
  • physical (2015)

References
  1. "Andrew McMillan - why poetry matters". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Andrew McMillan | Podcast". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Profile, Manchester Metropolitan University". Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. McMillan, Andrew. "Physical". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. "Guardian first book award 2015 goes to poet Andrew McMillan". The Guardian. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "Andrew McMillan". The Conversation. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "Andrew McMillan wins Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Story, Manchester Metropolitan University". Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. Saunders, Tristram Fane (18 June 2019). "Andrew McMillan interview: 'Retired women tell me the most intimate details about their sex lives'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 August 2020.


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