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Owen Sheers and Paul Watkins at the New York Public Library Owen Sheers; Paul WatkinsProminent Welsh novelists Paul Watkins and Owen Sheers in conversation at Celeste Bartos, the New York Public Library. Paul Watkins has published 10 novels and two books of non-fiction, including the best selling, Stand Before Your God. His novels Calm at Sunset, won Britain's Encore Prize for best second novel, and Archangel won the 1996 Holtby Prize from the Royal Society of Literature. The London Sunday Telegraph said: 'Paul Watkins has become the writer of his generation whose future course will be watched with most interest'. He is regularly compared to Hemingway and Conrad and his books have been translated into 9 languages. Owen Sheers, the winner of an Eric Gregory Award and the 1999 Vogue Young Writer’s Award, first collection of poetry, The Blue Book (Seren, 2000) was short-listed for the Welsh Book of the Year and the Forward Prize Best 1st Collection 2001. Owen's first novel, Resistance (Faber, 2008) won a 2008 Hospital Club Creative Award and was short-listed for the Writers Guild Best Book Award. Owen's recent collaboration with composer Rachel Portman, The Water Diviner's Tale, an oratorio for children, was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms 2007. (alibrarian)… (more) Event location: South Court Auditorium Reflections: Young International Writing Laila Lalami; Rattawut Lapcharoensap; Henrietta Rose-Innes; Owen SheersEintritt frei. Laila Lalami (Marokko/USA), Rattawut Lapcharoensap (Thailand/USA), Henrietta Rose-Innes (Südafrika), Owen Sheers (GB), Moderation: Marie Neumüllers. "Was bewegt junge Autoren heute? Wovon schreiben sie und für wen, und unter welchen Bedingungen? Und was macht die nationalen Unterschiede aus? Hat es ein junger britischer Autor leichter als eine Nachwuchsautorin aus Südafrika? Was veranlasst junge Schriftsteller, im Ausland zu leben und zu arbeiten? Vier junge internationale Autoren und Autorinnen geben Auskunft." (christiguc)… (more) Event location: Max Liebermann Haus Happy Ending Music and Reading Series
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | Owen Sheers was born in Fiji in 1974 and brought up in Abergavenny, South Wales. He was educated at King Henry VIII comprehensive, Abergavenny and New College, Oxford. Owen has also written for Radio, TV and newspapers.
Owen’s first novel, Resistance (Faber, 2008) won a 2008 Hospital Club Creative Award and was short-listed for the Writers Guild Best Book Award. He currently divides his time between New York and Wales.  | |
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