Nancy Campbell is a British poet, non-fiction writer and publisher of artist's books. Her first collection of poetry, ''Disko Bay'' (2015), was shortlisted for the

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for Best First Collection. Other works include ''The Library of Ice'' (2018) and ''Fifty Words for Snow'' (2020). In 2018, she was appointed Canal Laureate by the

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and the

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Early life and education

Campbell was born in

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and grew up in the

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and

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

. She studied English Literature at the

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from 1996-9 before training in

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and

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Barbarian Press Barbarian Press is a fine press publisher, owned and operated by Jan Elsted and Crispin Elsted in Mission, B.C., Canada. In 1977, the Elsteds were working toward their PhD's in English literature at the University of London The University ...

, Woodside Press, The New York

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, Book Works and Alembic Press.

Residencies and fellowships

* 2010 Upernavik Museum, Greenland: Writer in Residence * 2012 Doverodde Book Arts Festival, Denmark: Writer in Residence * 2012 Síldarminjasafn (Herring Era Museum), Siglufjörður, Iceland: Writer in Residence * 2013 Words Across Northumberland, UK: Writer in Residence * 2013-14 Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford: Visual and Performing Artist in Residence * 2015 Herhusið, Iceland: Writer in Residence * 2015 Ilulissat Kunstmuseum, Greenland: Writer in Residence

Published works

* ''How to Say 'I Love You' in Greenlandic'', Bird Editions, 2011 * ''Doverrode: Twenty Days in Denmark'', Bird Editions, 2012 * ''ITOQQIPPOQ'', Bird Editions, 2014 * ''Vantar , Missing'', Bird Editions, 2014, * ''Disko Bay'', Enitharmon Editions, 2015, - shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. * ''Death of a Foster Son'', Bird Editions, 2016, * ''The Polar Tombola: A Book of Banished Words'', Bird Editions, 2017, * ''The Library of Ice: Readings from a Cold Climate'',

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, 2018, - longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize. * ''Navigations'', Happenstance Press, 2020, * ''Fifty Words for Snow'', Elliot & Thompson Ltd, 2020, ISBN 978-1783964987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Nancy 1978 births Living people 21st-century British poets British women poets