Rosemary Jenkinson

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Rosemary Jenkinson (born 7 September 1967) is an Irish poet, playwright, and short story writer. [1]

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Biography

Rosemary Jenkinson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1967 and is a self-proclaimed "ex-civil servant". Her parents, James and Denise Jenkinson, encouraged Jenkinson to be creative and well-traveled. [2] While at Durham University, Jenkinson studied Medieval Literature. Jenkinson was a teacher of English during her travels to Greece, Poland, France, and the Czech Republic before returning to live in Belfast in 2002. Jenkinson's plays have been performed in New York, Washington DC, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Belfast. Her play The Bonefire was commissioned by the Rough Magic's Seed Project in 2004. The Bonefire was produced at the Dublin Theatre Festival and won the Stewart Parker BBC Radio Drama Award.

Works

Poetry

Sandy Row Riots (Arlen House, 2024)

Short stories

Plays

Awards

References

  1. (clouddataservice.co.uk), Cloud Data Service. "Rosemary Jenkinson - Authors - Lagan Press". Lagan Press. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. "Friday People: Rosemary Jenkinson - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

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