Niall Campbell (poet)

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Niall Campbell
Born1984 (age 3839)
South Uist, Scotland
OccupationPoet
Education University of Glasgow
Notable worksMoontide (2014)
Notable awards Eric Gregory Award (2011)
Edwin Morgan Poetry Prize (2014)
SpouseCatriona McAra [1]
Website
niallcampbellpoet.wordpress.com

Niall Campbell (born 1984), is a Scottish poet. He has published two poetry collections and a poetry pamphlet. He was a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award in 2011, winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award in 2014, and was recipient of the Saltire First Book of the Year award.

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Biography

Campbell was born in 1984 in South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. He studied English literature at the University of Glasgow, where he began writing poetry. [2] He later completed a MLitt in creative writing at the University of St. Andrews in 2009. Campbell currently lives in Leeds. [3]

In 2011, Campbell was the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. [4] In 2013, he won the Poetry London Competition with his poem, The Letter Always Arrives at its Destination. [5] He also was the recipient of a Jerwood/Arvon mentorship in 2013. [2] In 2012, Campbell's poetry pamphlet, After the Creel Fleet was published by HappenStance Press. [3]

Campbell's first poetry collection, Moontide was published by Bloodaxe Books in 2014. The collection won the 2014 Edwin Morgan Poetry award [6] and was recipient of the Saltire First Book of the Year award. [4] The collection was also shortlisted for the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize, [7] the Saltire First Book of the Year Award, [8] and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. [9]

Campbell's second poetry collection, First Nights, was published in the United States in 2017, as part of the Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. The collection includes the poems in Moontide, along with sixteen new poems. [10] In 2019, Bloodaxe Books published Noctuary, Campell's latest poetry collection. [11]

Selected publications

Awards and recognition

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References

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