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Jackie Kay

1961 - Today

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Jacqueline Margaret Kay (born 9 November 1961) is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works Other Lovers (1993), Trumpet (1998) and Red Dust Road (2011). Kay has won many awards, including the Somerset Maugham Award in 1994, the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1998 and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award in 2011. From 2016 to 2021, Jackie Kay was the Makar, the poet laureate of Scotland. She was Chancellor of the University of Salford between 2015 and 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie Kay is the 7,494th most popular writer, the 8,143rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 774th most popular British Writer.

Jackie Kay is a Scottish poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer, renowned for her exploration of themes such as identity, race, and belonging in her work. She is particularly celebrated for her poetry collections, including "Adventures in New Poetry" and her memoir "Red Dust Road."

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Among writers, Jackie Kay ranks 7,494 out of 7,302. Before her are Faïza Guène, David J. Peterson, Tahmima Anam, Ayad Akhtar, Elif Batuman, and Jhamak Ghimire. After her are Steven Johnson, Kevin Kwan, Lauren Oliver, Emily Temple-Wood, Kristof Magnusson, and Bari Weiss.

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Among people born in 1961, Jackie Kay ranks 1,079. Before her are Stacy Schiff, Anthony Cumia, Innocent Egbunike, Manohla Dargis, Lisa Lampanelli, and Parmeet Sethi. After her are Dave Watson, Peter Roskam, Angela Eagle, Ian Blackford, Paul Davis, and Mark Moseley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jackie Kay ranks 8,145 out of 8,785. Before her are Sam Dunn (1974), Lee Cattermole (1988), Jarell Quansah (2003), Andrew Higginson (1977), Ahmad Benali (1992), and Stephanie Leonidas (1984). After her are Jimmy Bullard (1978), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (1987), Jack Rodwell (1991), Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969), Rob Hayles (1973), and Sarah Thomas (1981).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Jackie Kay ranks 774. Before her are Malorie Blackman (1962), Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (1978), Simon Armitage (1963), Adam Roberts (1965), Abi Morgan (1968), and Jo Frost (1970). After her are Conor Maynard (1992), Tim Harford (1973), Jon Ronson (1967), Rebekah Brooks (1968), Taiye Selasi (1979), and Jonathan Clements (1971).

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