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E. A. Markham (1939–2008)

Author of The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories

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About the Author

E. A. Markham is Professor of Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University.

Includes the name: Edward Archibald Markham

Works by E. A. Markham

The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories (1996) — Editor — 45 copies

Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry from the West Indies and Britain (1989) — Editor — 24 copies

Meet Me in Mozambique (2005) 9 copies

Taking the Drawing Room through Customs: Selected Short Stories 1970–2000 (2002) 5 copies

The Three Suitors of Fred Belair (2009) 5 copies

At Home with Miss Vanesa (2006) 5 copies

Lambchops with Sally Goodman (Salt Modern Poets) (2004) 5 copies

Human Rites (1984) 5 copies

A Rough Climate (2002) 4 copies

Marking Time (1999) 4 copies

Plant Care: A Festschrift for Mimi Khalvati (2004) 4 copies

Letter from Ulster and the Hugo Poems (1993) 3 copies

A Papua New Guinea Sojourn: More Pleasures of Exile (1998) 3 copies

Love, politics & food (A von Hallett book) (1982) 3 copies

Living in disguise (1986) 3 copies

Encontra-me em Moçambique 2 copies

Looking Out, Looking In: New and Selected Poems (2009) 2 copies

John Lewis & Co. : a little play with interludes (2003) 2 copies

Against the Grain: A 1950s Memoir (2008) 2 copies

Mad & other poems (1973) 2 copies

Merely a matter of colour;: The Uganda Asian anthology, (1973) 1 copy

Misapprehensions (1995) 1 copy

Games & Penalties 1 copy

Three Suitors Of Fred Belair 1 copy

Stories Of e. a. Markham 1 copy

At Home With Miss Vanessa 1 copy

Maurice V's Dido (Torriano Meeting House Poetry Pamphlet Series) (1991) 1 copy

Towards the end of a century (1989) 1 copy

Something unusual (1986) 1 copy

Associated Works

Emergency Kit (1996) — Contributor, some editions — 121 copies, 1 review

The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories (1999) — Contributor — 107 copies, 1 review

The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories (1990) — Contributor — 20 copies

IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (2000) — Contributor — 17 copies

Out of Bounds: British, Black, and Asian Poets (2012) — Contributor — 14 copies

Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority (2025) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Markham, Edward Archbald
Markham, Archie
Birthdate: 1939-10-01
Date of death: 2008-03-23
Gender: male
Education: University of Wales, Lampeter
University of East Anglia
Occupations: poet
Awards and honors: Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Harris, Montserrat
Place of death: Paris, France
Associated Place (for map): Harris, Montserrat

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T. S. Eliot Prize

A Rough Climate (Shortlist – 2002)

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Works: 29
Also by: 6
Members: 146
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Rating: ½ 3.4

ISBNs: 29
Languages: 1

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