Frances Leviston (born 1982) is a British

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Biography

Born in

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, Scotland, Frances Leviston later moved to

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. She studied at St Hilda's College in

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, where she read English. Leviston then began an MA in creative writing at

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, winning their Ictus Prize in 2004, which led to the publication of her first pamphlet, ''Lighter''. She won an

Eric Gregory Award The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by British poets under the age of 30. The award was founded in 1960 by Dr. Eric Gregory to support and encourage young poets. In 2021, the seven ...

, for poets under 30 years of age, in 2006. Her first collection, ''Public Dream'', was published by

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in 2007 and shortlisted for the

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. Her second collection, ''Disinformation'', also from Picador, was published in February 2015. Leviston's short story "Broderie Anglaise" was shortlisted for the

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2015 and broadcast on

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. Her first novel, ''The Voice in My Ear'', was published in 2020.Feigel, Lara (14 March 2020)
"The Voice in My Ear by Frances Leviston review – sly, truthful stories"
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''.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''The Voice in My Ear'', 2020

Poetry

;Collections * ''Public Dream'', 2007 * ;List of poems

References

External links

www.francesleviston.co.uk
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