Jackie Kay

Country

Scotland

Birth - Death

1961 -

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

MBE

Description

Poet and novelist. Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University. Author of memoir 'Red Dust Road' (2010). Poetry collection 'Fiere' was shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Prize for poetry and short story collection 'Reality Reality' was published 2012.