Moses McKenzie
Moses McKenzie (born 1998) is a British writer. He is best known for his debut novel An Olive Grove in Ends which won both the Hawthornden Prize and the Somerset Maugham Prize, among a number of accolades.[1] His second novel Fast by the Horns appeared in 2024.[2]
Early life
[edit]McKenzie spent his early childhood in Cornwall[3] before moving to Bristol at age 7, where he grew up on Stapleton Road in Easton.[4] He is of Jamaican descent.[5] McKenzie attended St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English literature from the University of the West of England (UWE).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beown, Lauren (1 September 2023). "McKenzie's 'profound' debut novel wins Hawthornden Prize for Literature". The Bookseller.
- ^ Cummins, Anthony (27 April 2024). "Moses McKenzie: 'I was thinking about the predicament of the black British diaspora'". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Raval, Priyanka (26 April 2022). "Moses McKenzie: The new talent from ends". The Bristol Cable. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Lisseman, Christian (6 May 2022). "Author Q&A: Moses McKenzie". Big Issue North. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Contribtor: Moses McKenzie". Granta. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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