Tessa Biddington
Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.
Life
Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.[1][2] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in The New Welsh Review.[3] In 2002, FAW! commissioned local poets Tessa Biddington and Keith Morgan; this work was featured on Forest of Dean Community Radio and performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.[4]
Awards
- 2000 Forward Poetry Prize for the best single poem The Death of Descartes[5]
- Lantern Show, Scott Base, 2001 Ottakar's Faber National Poetry Competition[6]
Work
Anthologies
- The Forward book of poetry 2001 (Forward Publishing), Forward Publishing, 2000[7]
References
- ↑ "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ↑ Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ New Welsh Review admin@newwelshreview.com. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ↑
- ↑ Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
- ↑ "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 2001-10-26. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ↑ "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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