Julia Copus
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Julia Copus is a British
poet
and radio dramatist.
include The Shuttered Eye (1995), which won her an Eric Gregory Award
and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and In Defence of Adultery (2003). Both collections are Poetry Book Society
Recommendations.
Eenie Meenie Macka Racka (an original 45-minute play for radio) was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
in September, 2003, having been commissioned after Copus won the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for Best New Radio Playwright in 2002. In the same year she won First Prize in the National Poetry Competition with Breaking the Rule.
In 2001, she received writing awards from the Arts Council of England and the Authors’ Foundation, and in 2003, she collaborated with sculptor Stephen Broadbent to produce a poem inscribed on a bronze bench and sculpture in Fleming Square, Blackburn.
In the summer of 2004, Copus was commissioned to write a poem for St. Dunstan's, Brighton, as part of the Architexts project, administered by David Kendall for the Arts Council. She was awarded a Royal Literary Fund
Fellowship at the University of Exeter
in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The following year she was made an RLF Advisory Fellow and awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Exeter. In 2010, she won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for An Easy Passage.
A concise writing guide for undergraduates called "Essential Writing Tips" was published by Macmillan in July 2009, and has subsequently been made into an audiobook. She is currently working on her third poetry collection, provisionally entitled "The World's Two Smallest Humans".
A new sequence of poems for radio, Ghost Lines, will be broadcast on Radio 3 on Saturday 10 December 2011 at 10.10pm.
United Kingdom
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and radio dramatist.
Career
Copus' books of poetryPoetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
include The Shuttered Eye (1995), which won her an Eric Gregory Award
Eric Gregory Award
The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....
and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and In Defence of Adultery (2003). Both collections are Poetry Book Society
Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Book Society was founded by T. S. Eliot and friends in 1953. Each quarter the Society selects one recently published collection of poetry for its members. The Society also publishes the quarterly poetry journal Bulletin, and it administers the competition for the annual T. S. Eliot Prize...
Recommendations.
Eenie Meenie Macka Racka (an original 45-minute play for radio) was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
in September, 2003, having been commissioned after Copus won the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for Best New Radio Playwright in 2002. In the same year she won First Prize in the National Poetry Competition with Breaking the Rule.
In 2001, she received writing awards from the Arts Council of England and the Authors’ Foundation, and in 2003, she collaborated with sculptor Stephen Broadbent to produce a poem inscribed on a bronze bench and sculpture in Fleming Square, Blackburn.
In the summer of 2004, Copus was commissioned to write a poem for St. Dunstan's, Brighton, as part of the Architexts project, administered by David Kendall for the Arts Council. She was awarded a Royal Literary Fund
Royal Literary Fund
The Royal Literary Fund is a benevolent fund set up to help published British writers in financial difficulties. It was founded by Reverend David Williams in 1790 and has received bequests and donations, including royal patronage, ever since...
Fellowship at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The following year she was made an RLF Advisory Fellow and awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Exeter. In 2010, she won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for An Easy Passage.
A concise writing guide for undergraduates called "Essential Writing Tips" was published by Macmillan in July 2009, and has subsequently been made into an audiobook. She is currently working on her third poetry collection, provisionally entitled "The World's Two Smallest Humans".
A new sequence of poems for radio, Ghost Lines, will be broadcast on Radio 3 on Saturday 10 December 2011 at 10.10pm.
Poetry collections
Audio
For children
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
- 1994 Eric Gregory Award
- 1995 Hawthornden Fellowship
- 1997 Forward Poetry Prize (Best First Collection shortlist), The Shuttered Eye
- 2001 Arts Council Writers' Award
- 2001 Authors' Foundation Award
- 2002 National Poetry Competition, First Prize - Breaking the Rule
- 2002 BBC Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for Best New Radio Playwright, Eenie Meenie Macka Racka
- 2005 Arts Council Writers' Award
- 2006 Honorary Fellowship, Exeter University
- 2008 Advisory Fellowship, Royal Literary Fund
- 2010 Forward Poetry Prize (Best Single Poem), An Easy Passage