Imogen Hermes Gowar | |
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Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Notable works | The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (2018) |
Notable awards | Betty Trask Award (2018) |
Website | |
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Imogen Hermes Gowar is a British author. She published her debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock , winning a Betty Trask Award in 2019; it became shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Gowar's great-grandmother was the engraver and sculptor Gertrude Hermes. [1]
Gowar studied archaeology, anthropology and art history at the University of East Anglia. [2] She then worked in museums, including in Visitor Services at the British Museum, while writing short fiction inspired by the exhibits. [2] [1] She also worked as a barista in London prior to publishing her first book. [1]
In 2013, Gowar won the Malcolm Bradbury Memorial Scholarship to study for a master's degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. [1] Her dissertation developed into her debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. [1] The novel won a Betty Trask Award in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award in 2018. [3] [4] [5] It was also longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2018. [6]
Gowar is currently writing her next book. [6]
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