Romalyn Ante
Born
Romalyn Pusikit Ante

January 1989
Lipa, Philippines
Years active–present
Websitewww.romalynante.com

Romalyn Pusikit Ante FRSL (born January 1989) is a Filipino-British poet and essayist.

Early life

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Ante was born in Lipa, Batangas[1] during her hometown's fiesta of San Sebastian. In 2005 at age 16, she joined her mother, an NHS nurse, in Wolverhampton, England.[2] After completing secondary school, Ante qualified as a nurse practitioner.[3]

Career

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She is co-founding editor of harana poetry. Ante's debut collection, Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus), was shortlisted for the 2021 Jhalak_Prize and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. It was named amongst Best Poetry Books of the Year 2020 by The Poetry School and Irish Times. Her honors include the Poetry London Prize, Manchester Poetry Prize, Society of Author's Foundation Award, and Creative Future Literary Award. Her debut pamphlet, Rice & Rain (V Press), received the 2018 Saboteur Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet.

Her work has been featured in BBC World News, World Literature Today, BBC Radio 4, Harper's Bazaar, British Vogue, Southbank Center, Book Week Scotland, Birmingham Literature Festival, and Verve Poetry Festival.

In 2023, Ante was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[4]

Accolades

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(2019) Society of Author's Foundation Award (2018) Poetry London Clore Prize (2017) Manchester Poetry Prize (2017) Creative Future Literary Award

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References

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  1. ^ Rumens, Carol (31 January 2022). "Poem of the week: #family by Romalyn Ante". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ Mehrban, Kibriya (7 January 2020). "Comfort Meeting by Romalyn Ante". Overhear. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Romalyn Ante: Poetry, Perms and Potatoes". OX Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Romalyn Ante, Janice Galloway and Kaite O'Reilly made Royal Society of Literature Fellows". Blake Friedmann. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Best Poetry Books of 2020". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Jhalak Prize Shortlist". Jhalak Prize. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


Dylan Thomas Prize "Dylan Prize Longlist" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas_Prize. Accessed 3rd September 2021 Romalyn Ante. Romalynante.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021. Poetry London. Romalyn Ante: Names. Retrieved January 17, 2021. Manchester Poetry Prize Romalyn Ante: Antiemetic for Homesickness. Retrieved January 17, 2021. BlakeFriedmann Literary Agency. Romalyn Ante. Retrieved January 17, 2021. Poetry Book of the Month. Antiemetic for Homesickness. Retrieved July 31 2021 Poetry London Clore Prize 2018. Poetry London. Retrieved July 31, 2021


Category:British Asian writers Category:British women poets Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Category:Filipino emigrants to England Category:Filipino women poets Category:People from Lipa, Batangas Category:People from Wolverhampton Category:Writers from the West Midlands (county)