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Claire-Louise Bennett is a British writer, living in Galway in Ireland.[1] She has written Pond (2015),[2] which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize;[3] and Checkout 19 (2021),[4] which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.[5]

Biography

Bennett grew up in a working-class family in Wiltshire. She studied literature and drama at the University of Roehampton in London. She emigrated from the UK to Galway in Ireland around the turn of the millennium.[1]

Publications

• Pond. Hardback; Stinging Fly, 2015; ISBN 9781906539450. Paperback; Fitzcarraldo, 2015; ISBN 978-1910695098.[6][7][8]
• Checkout 19. Jonathan Cape, 2021. ISBN 9781787333543.[9][10][11][12]
• Fish out of water

Awards

• 2013: Winner, The White Review Short Story Prize for "The Lady of the House"[13]
• 2016: Shortlisted, Dylan Thomas Prize for Pond[3][14]
• 2021: Shortlisted, Goldsmiths Prize for Checkout 19[15][16]

References

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