Jacqueline Crooks is a Jamaican-born British writer. In 2023, she was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction[1][2][3] and the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[4]

Biography

She graduated from the University of Roehampton and has an MA in Creative and life Writing from Goldsmiths University of London.[5]

Her work has appeared in publications including Granta and Mslexia.[5]

Works

  • The Ice Migration, Peepal Tree Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1845233587
  • Fire Rush, Penguin Random House, 2023. ISBN 9780593300534 [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacqueline Crooks Archives". Women's Prize for Fiction. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (2023-04-26). "Three debut novels compete among Women's prize for fiction shortlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Maggie O'Farrell, Barbara Kingsolver, Jacqueline Crooks among Women's Prize fiction finalists". CBC. April 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Waterstones debut fiction prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  5. 1 2 "Jacqueline Crooks shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2019". Wha'ppen?. Peepal Tree Press. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Grant, Colin (2023-03-16). "Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks review – gangsters, ghosts and raw pleasure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ↑ Yeboah, Tryphena (2023-04-26). "On Language and Black Sound Revolution: An Interview with Jacqueline Crooks". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  8. ↑ EBONY, Team (2023-05-12). "Jacqueline Crooks' New Book 'Fire Rush' Takes Us Into the Reggae Dance Scene". Ebony. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  9. ↑ Team, i (2023-06-01). "Author Jacqueline Crooks: 'Fire Rush is based on my life as a young woman'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  10. ↑ "The Way to Freedom in Jacqueline Crooks's Fire Rush". blog.pshares.org. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  11. ↑ "FIRE RUSH". Kirkus Reviews. 2023-02-23.
  12. ↑ "Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks". Lonesome Reader. 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  13. ↑ Thomas-Corr, Johanna (2023-06-03). "Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks review — reggae and riots in 1980s Britain". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
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