Jemma L. King

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Jemma L. King is an Anglo-Welsh poet from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. [1] She spent much of her childhood in Aberystwyth on the west coast of Wales. King won the Terry Hetherington Young Welsh Writer of the Year Award in 2011. [2]

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Career

Her debut collection, The Shape of a Forest (Parthian, 2013), attracted national attention when it was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2013. [3] [4] [5] The book was reviewed in the Welsh literary press for its “haunting precision and historical sweep”. [6]

King’s second collection, The Undressed (2014), explores a cache of Victorian-era nude photographs; a full review in *New Welsh Review* praised its “bold reclamation of silenced women”. [7]

A third collection, Moon Base One, is scheduled for October 2025.

Festivals and readings

King has appeared at international events including Newfoundland’s March Hare Festival and Festivaletteratura in Mantua, Italy. [2]

Awards

Selected bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Poet Jemma King shortlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize". BBC News. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Gillis, Susan (23 June 2014). "Peeled: In Conversation with Jemma L. King". Concrete & River. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dylan Thomas prize: a judge's notes". The Guardian. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ↑ March, Polly (27 June 2013). "Jemma King launches her first collection of poetry at the Dylan Thomas Centre". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Turner, Robin (8 October 2013). "Welsh poet up for prize named after our most famous bard". Western Mail. ProQuest   1439979530.
  6. ↑ Williams, Georgia Carys (20 August 2013). "Books | The Shape of a Forest by Jemma L King". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Clement, Philip (24 July 2014). "Review: The Undressed by Jemma L King". New Welsh Review. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Wroe, Nicholas (8 November 2013). "Dylan Thomas prize: A judge's notes". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ "A country of memorable poets!". Cambrian Mountains Society. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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