Harry Josephine Giles

Scottish writer and performer (born 1986)

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Poet
Writer
Performer

Education

East 15 Acting School (MA)
University of Stirling (PhD)

Websiteharryjosephine.com

Harry Josephine Giles (born 1986)^[1] is a British writer, singer,^[2] and poet who previously lived on Orkney. In 2022, they won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for their novel Deep Wheel Orcadia.^[3]

Personal life

Giles is non-binary.^[4] They were brought up on Orkney and currently live in Edinburgh.^[5] They obtained a Masters of Arts degree in Sustainable Development from the University of St Andrews in 2009, and another MA from Theatre Directing from the East 15 acting school.^[6]

References

^ "Harry Josephine Giles - Poet". Scottish Poetry Library. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Fit to Work". Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ Shaffi, Sarah (26 October 2022). "Arthur C Clarke award goes to 'thrilling' verse novel by Harry Josephine Giles". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Harry Josephine Giles [@HJosephineGiles] (24 May 2022). "The funniest part of this is that I am non-binary, I just don't tell officials I'm non-binary, because who needs that hassle?" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Harry Josephine Giles (poet) - United Kingdom - Poetry International". www.poetryinternational.org. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "About". Harry Josephine Giles. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2020.