Peter Benson (author)

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Peter Benson (born 1956) [1] is the author of novels, plays, short stories and poetry, and has been described by the London Evening Standard as having "one of the most distinctive voices in modern British fiction".

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Career

He has won a number of prizes for his work, including The Guardian Fiction Prize, The Encore Award and The Somerset Maugham Award, and was awarded a Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship in 1994. [2]

Personal life

Benson is father to a daughter, Ella (born 1995), by poet Carol Ann Duffy who was in a relationship with novelist and poet Jackie Kay. [3]

Bibliography

Novels

Plays

Short stories

Awards

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References

  1. "Peter Benson – About the Author", Foyles.
  2. Christian House, "Peter Benson: A trip down Watery Lane", The Independent , 19 August 2012.
  3. Preston, John (11 May 2010). "Carol Ann Duffy interview" . Retrieved 16 February 2018 via www.telegraph.co.uk.