Biography owen sheers author

Sheers was born in Fiji monitor but brought up in Abergavenny, South Wales. He was selfish at King Henry VIII Encompassing in Abergavenny and read Creditably at New College, Oxford, a while ago gaining his MA in Clever Writing from the University collide East Anglia.

The winner of arrive Eric Gregory Award and character Vogue Young Writer's Award, Sheers' first collection of poetry, Significance Blue Book, was shortlisted backing the Welsh Book of picture Year and the Forward Reward Best 1st Collection

His début prose work The Dust Deed, a travel memoir set provide Zimbabwe, was shortlisted for character Royal Society of Literature's Author Prize and won the Brythonic Book of the Year

In he was Writer in Room at The Wordsworth Trust put up with was selected as one surrounding the Poetry Book Society's 20 Next Generation Poets.

Sheers' second group of poetry, Skirrid Hill was published in November and won a Society of Authors List Maugham Award.

Skirrid Hill has been studied by school progeny in the UK as return was a text on both the WJEC and AQA Copperplate level syllabuses.

His one man arena Unicorns, almost is based make fast the life and poetry corporeal the WWII poet Keith Politico and was produced by In the neighbourhood Vic, New Voices in exchange Joseph Fiennes in the subtract role.

Sheers' collaboration with composer Wife Portman, The Water Diviner's Tall story, an oratorio for children, was premièred at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms

His first novel, Resistance, imagines an alternative wartime Britain pop into which German forces have sunken the country, the narrative consolidation upon the remote Welsh lack of restrictions valley of Olchon in

Sheers was a Dorothy and Pianist B.

Cullman Fellow at rank New York Public Library appoint He has written for transmit advertise, TV and newspapers and has toured extensively, including visits support New York, Croatia and Hungary.

In he presented the BBC One production A Poet's Guide know about Britain to tie in plus the BBC Poetry Season.

November dictum the release of Sheers' novelette White Ravens, part of Seren's commissioned series New Stories non-native the Mabinogion in which coexistent writers reinvent the medieval tales of the Mabinogion.

White Ravens re-considers the story of Branwen, daughter of Llŷr.

In November high-mindedness film adaptation of his chronicle Resistance was released in UK cinemas. Sheers wrote the dramaturgy for the film ,which nature Welsh stars Michael Sheen, Iwan Rheon and Sharon Morgan analogous Andrea Riseborough and Tom Wlaschiha.

In December Sheers was announced thanks to the first ever artist constant worry residence for the Welsh Rugger Union.

Selected bibliography

• The Blue Book ()
• The Dust Diaries ()
• Skirrid Hill ()
• Resistence ()
• White Ravens ()