Sheenagh Pugh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheenagh Pugh
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1950(1950-12-20)
Age	74
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Sheenagh Pugh Biography

Sheenagh Pugh is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 20, 1950 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Sheenagh Pugh (born 20 December 1950) is a British novelist, poet and translator, who is a writer in English. Her novel, Stonelight (1999) won the Wales Book of the Year award.

Pugh is a native of Birmingham. She learned language in The University of Bristol. She lives now in Shetland but spent several decades living in Cardiff where she taught creative writing in Cardiff’s University of Glamorgan until retiring in the year 2008. The collection of poems, Stonelight (1999) won the Wales Book of the Year award in 2000. She twice has won the Cardiff International Poetry Competition. The collection of poems The Beautiful Lie (Seren, 2002) was selected to be a finalist for the Whitbread Prize and the collection The Movement of Bodies (Seren 2005) was chosen as an official Poetry Book Society recommendation and was also nominated for the T S Eliot Prize.

Collection by Pugh Long-Haul Travellers was published by Seren in the fall of 2008. It contains a variety of poems that are set in Norway and a story about Murat Reis, the Dutch privateer who became Barbary pirate Murat Reis. Long- Haul Travellers was shortlisted for the Roland Mathias Prize and longlisted for the Wales Book of the Year prize. Pugh has since released Short Days, Long Shadows in 2014, and Afternoons Go Nowhere, 2019 Both of them are published by Seren.

Sheenagh Pugh Net Worth

Sheenagh Pugh is one of the richest Novelist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sheenagh Pugh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The poem “Sometimes” (Selected Poems, 1990) was published in Poems on the Underground and is one of her most well-known poems however Pugh herself says in her site her website that she “long ago got sick of it” and has stopped allowing it to be published in anthologies or in exams. The politically correct versions of the poem that use inclusive language were published, destroying the scansion and provoking Pugh’s fury.

Pugh has also written a study on fan fiction. The Democratic Genre: fan fiction in a literary setting (Seren 2005) It is among the first books to address fans as an literary than social phenomenon. Fans are also the topic of her “Fanfic” series in the book The Beautiful Lie, which includes a poem on Mary Sues.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sheenagh Pugh height Not available right now. Sheenagh weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sheenagh Pugh Dating?

According to our records, Sheenagh Pugh is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sheenagh Pugh’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Sheenagh Pugh. You may help us to build the dating records for Sheenagh Pugh!

Facts & Trivia

Sheenagh Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sheenagh Pugh celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Sheenagh Pugh

1. Sheenagh Pugh is a British poet, novelist and translator.
2. Born in Birmingham, England in 1950.
3. Published over ten poetry collections since 1980.
4. Her work has been translated into several languages.
5. Awarded the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection in 1999.
6. Also writes fiction and non-fiction books.
7. Has worked as a freelance translator from Norwegian to English.
8. Studied at Oxford University and University of Oslo.
9. Active on social media with over 4,000 Twitter followers.
10. Continues to write and publish new works today.

When was sometimes by Sheenagh Pugh written?

Her poem “Sometimes” (Selected Poems, 1990 ) appeared in Poems on the Underground and is among her best-known works, though Pugh herself states on her website that she “long ago got sick of it” and no longer allows it to be anthologised or used in examination questions.

What is the poem toast about?

Toast’ is unusual in its detailing of its location, although in fact Cardiff is used chiefly as frame for, rather than focus of, the poem’s central themes: the passing of time, beauty and desire. Pugh has been a prolific reviewer for much of her career.

Who wrote the poem sometimes?

Terrance Hayes is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently “How to Be Drawn,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2015. His fourth collection, “Lighthead,” won the 2010 National Book Award. Mark Irwin is a professor in the Ph. D.

What does poem sometimes mean?

It was originally written about a sportsman who had a drug problem and it expressed the hope that he might eventually get over it – because things do go right sometimes, but not very often… But it isn’t anywhere near skilful or subtle enough and I would cheerfully disown it, if people didn’t now and then write to me …