Andrew McMillan (poet)

Andrew McMillan FRSL
Born	28 October 1988[ citation needed ] South Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Poet, professor
Education	University of Lancaster University College London
Genre	Poetry Literary Fiction
Notable works	physical playtime Pity
Notable awards	Eric Gregory Award Guardian First Book Award Somerset Maugham Award
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Andrew McMillan

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

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 Professor of Contemporary 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".

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2020. ^[9]

His first novel, Pity, was published by Canongate Books in 2024, and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. ^[10]

McMillan lives in Manchester. ^[11]

Bibliography

• Pity (2024)
• 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 28 October 2025.
4. McMillan, Andrew (9 July 2015). "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. 14 August 2018. 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. "McMillan, Andrew". Royal Society of Literature. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
10. "2025 Longlist - Swansea University". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
11. 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.