Jacqueline Crooks

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Jacqueline Crooks is a British writer whose debut novel, Fire Rush, was shortlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Early Life

Crooks was born in Jamaica but was raised in Southall, west London.[1]

Writing Career

Crooks wrote a short story collection titled The Ice Migration which was longlisted for the 2019 Orwell political fiction prize.[1][2] One of her short stories was shortlisted for the BBC national short story award in 2019.[1]

Her debut novel, Fire Rush, took 16 years to write and is based on her diary entries.[1][3] It was shortlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Cummins, Anthony; Kenny, Ursula; Morris, Kadish; Anderson, Hephzibah; O'Kelly, Lisa (2023-01-08). "Meet the 10 best new novelists for 2023". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ "The Orwell Prizes 2019: Longlists announced | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ^ Allfree, Claire (2023-02-23). "Fire Rush review: 1970s dancefloor rhythms pulse through a terrific first novel". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (2023-04-26). "Three debut novels compete among Women's prize for fiction shortlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-26.