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{{Short description|Scottish poet (1956–2017)}}
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'''Helen Lamb''' (1956-2017) was an award winning Scottish poet and short story writer who also worked with the cancer caring [[Maggie's Centres]] in the Forth Valley promoting the role of writing in well-being.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowships/helen-lamb/|title=Helen Lamb|website=The Royal Literary Fund|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>
{{Infobox writer
| Helen Lamb =
| birth_date = 1956
| death_date = 27 March 2017
| nationality = [[Scotland|Scottish]]
| genre = Poetry, Short stories, Fiction
| partner = Chris Powici
| awards = Scotland on Sunday Women 2000 Prize
}}
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'''Helen Lamb''' (1956–27 March 2017) was an award-winning Scottish poet and short story writer who also worked with the cancer caring [[Maggie's Centres]] in the [[Forth Valley]] promoting the role of writing in well-being.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowships/helen-lamb/|title=Helen Lamb|website=The Royal Literary Fund|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Lamb was a mother and grandmother <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegrantidote.com/helen|title=Helen|website=The Grantidote|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> who lived in [[Dunblane]] with Chris Powici<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/chris-powici/|title=Chris Powici {{!}} Poet|website=Scottish Poetry Library|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>, a fellow poet and teaching fellow at the [[University of Stirling]].
Lamb was a writer, educator, mother and grandmother <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegrantidote.com/helen|title=Helen|website=The Grantidote|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> who lived in [[Dunblane]] with Chris Powici,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/chris-powici/|title=Chris Powici {{!}} Poet|website=Scottish Poetry Library|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> who is also a poet, former editor of literary magazine Northwords and a teaching fellow at the [[University of Stirling]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Lamb won the ''Scotland on Sunday''/Women 2000 prize for her story 'Long Grass, Moon City’. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and in the joint anthology ''Strange Fish'' <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46333149|title=Strange fish|last=Gibson, Magi, 1953-|date=1997|publisher=Duende|others=Lamb, Helen.|isbn=1-900537-03-6|location=Glasgow|oclc=46333149}}</ref> ''along with fellow poet [[Magi Gibson]].'' She published a short story collection entitled 'Superior bedsits' <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49894371|title=Superior bedsits, and other stories|last=Lamb, Helen.|date=2001|publisher=Polygon|isbn=0-7486-6306-1|location=Edinburgh|oclc=49894371}}</ref> Her work also featured in other general anthologies<ref name=":0" /> and she was one of the writers featured in 'Working words: Scottish creative writing' which was designed to promote creative writing in schools.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33188219|title=Working words|last=Thornton, Valerie.|date=1995|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|isbn=0-340-61870-1|location=London|oclc=33188219}}</ref> Her poem 'Spell of the bridge' was reproduced on a postcard for [[National Poetry Day]] in 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/tag/national_poetry_day_2007/|title=National Poetry Day 2007 Archives|website=Scottish Poetry Library|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>. Lamb worked at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and the [[University of Stirling]] as a tutor of creative writing. As well as working with cancer charity, Maggie's Centres, Lamb also worked with adult survivors of childhood abuse, editing anthologies of their writings<ref name=":0" />. She died in 2017 shortly after finishing her first novel 'Three kinds of kissing'.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1048095478|title=Three kinds of kissing|last=Lamb, Helen,|date=2018|publisher=Vagabond Voices|isbn=1-908251-91-3|location=Glasgow, Scotland|oclc=1048095478}}</ref>
Her poetry has been published in literary journals and in the joint anthology ''Strange Fish''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46333149|title=Strange fish|last=Gibson, Magi|date=1997|publisher=Duende|others=Lamb, Helen.|isbn=1-900537-03-6|location=Glasgow|oclc=46333149}}</ref> along with fellow poet [[Magi Gibson]]. She also published a short story collection entitled ''Superior Bedsits'' and many of her stories were broadcast on radio.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49894371|title=Superior bedsits, and other stories|last=Lamb, Helen|date=2001|publisher=Polygon|isbn=0-7486-6306-1|location=Edinburgh|oclc=49894371}}</ref> Her work has been featured in other general anthologies<ref name=":0" /> and she was one of the writers included in ''Working Words: Scottish creative writing'', which was designed to promote creative writing in schools.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33188219|title=Working words|last=Thornton, Valerie|date=1995|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|isbn=0-340-61870-1|location=London|oclc=33188219}}</ref> Her poem "Spell of the Bridge" was one of those reproduced on a postcard for [[National Poetry Day]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/tag/national_poetry_day_2007/|title=National Poetry Day 2007 Archives|website=Scottish Poetry Library|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> Lamb worked at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and the [[University of Stirling]] as a [[Royal Literary Fund]] Fellow, tutoring in creative writing.<ref name=":0" /> As well as working with cancer charity Maggie's Centres, Lamb also worked with adult survivors of childhood abuse, editing anthologies of their writings.<ref name=":0" /> She died suddenly in 2017 shortly after finishing her first novel ''Three Kinds of Kissing'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1048095478|title=Three kinds of kissing|last=Lamb, Helen|date=2018|publisher=Vagabond Voices|isbn=1-908251-91-3|location=Glasgow, Scotland|oclc=1048095478}}</ref> described by fellow author Tracey Emerson as "a subtly devastating wonder".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/65609346-three-kinds-of-kissing|title=Three Kinds of Kissing|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

==Awards==
Lamb won the ''Scotland on Sunday''/Women 2000 prize for her story "Long Grass, Moon City".

== Publications ==
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=== Works ===

*''Strange Fish'' (1997), with Magi Gibson
*''Superior Bedsits : and other stories'' (Polygon 2001)
*''Three Kinds of Kissing'' (2018)

=== Anthologies ===

*''Original prints : New writing from Scottish women''. Vol. 4. (1992)
*''Working words'' / Valerie Thornton. (1995)
* ''Different boundaries'' / edited by Barbara Weightman and Elsie MacRae. (1995)
*''Last things first'' / edited by A.L. Kennedy and James McGonigal. (1995)
*''After the Watergaw : a collection of new poetry from Scotland inspired by water'' / edited by Robert Davidson. (1998)
*''Friends and kangaroos'' / edited by Moira Burgess and Donny O'Rourke. (1999)
*''Across the water : Irishness in modern Scottish writing'' / edited by James McGonigal, Donny O'Rourke & Hamish Whyte. (2000)
*''Going up Ben Nevis in a bubble car'' / edited by Moira Burgess and Janet Paisley. (2001)
*''Milking the haggis'' / edited by Valerie Thornton and Hamish Whyte. (2004)
*''The Edinburgh book of twentieth-century Scottish poetry'' / edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan. (2005)
*''The thing that mattered most : Scottish poems for children'' / edited by Julie Johnstone. (2006)
*''The dynamics of balsa'' / edited by Liz Niven and Brian Whittingham. (2007)
*''Bucket of frogs'' / edited by Liz Niven and Brian Whittingham. (2008)
*''Songs of other places'' / edited by Gerry Cambridge and Zoë Strachan. (2014)


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Latest revision as of 12:49, 17 June 2024

Helen Lamb
Born1956
Died27 March 2017
NationalityScottish
GenrePoetry, Short stories, Fiction
Notable awardsScotland on Sunday Women 2000 Prize
PartnerChris Powici

Helen Lamb (1956–27 March 2017) was an award-winning Scottish poet and short story writer who also worked with the cancer caring Maggie's Centres in the Forth Valley promoting the role of writing in well-being.[1]

Personal life

[edit]

Lamb was a writer, educator, mother and grandmother [2] who lived in Dunblane with Chris Powici,[3] who is also a poet, former editor of literary magazine Northwords and a teaching fellow at the University of Stirling.

Career

[edit]

Her poetry has been published in literary journals and in the joint anthology Strange Fish[4] along with fellow poet Magi Gibson. She also published a short story collection entitled Superior Bedsits and many of her stories were broadcast on radio.[5] Her work has been featured in other general anthologies[1] and she was one of the writers included in Working Words: Scottish creative writing, which was designed to promote creative writing in schools.[6] Her poem "Spell of the Bridge" was one of those reproduced on a postcard for National Poetry Day in 2007.[7] Lamb worked at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, tutoring in creative writing.[1] As well as working with cancer charity Maggie's Centres, Lamb also worked with adult survivors of childhood abuse, editing anthologies of their writings.[1] She died suddenly in 2017 shortly after finishing her first novel Three Kinds of Kissing,[8] described by fellow author Tracey Emerson as "a subtly devastating wonder".[9]

Awards

[edit]

Lamb won the Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 prize for her story "Long Grass, Moon City".

Publications

[edit]
Examples of Helen Lamb's poetry can be found in the Scottish Poetry Library and on their website: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/website.

Works

[edit]
  • Strange Fish (1997), with Magi Gibson
  • Superior Bedsits : and other stories (Polygon 2001)
  • Three Kinds of Kissing (2018)

Anthologies

[edit]
  • Original prints : New writing from Scottish women. Vol. 4. (1992)
  • Working words / Valerie Thornton. (1995)
  • Different boundaries / edited by Barbara Weightman and Elsie MacRae. (1995)
  • Last things first / edited by A.L. Kennedy and James McGonigal. (1995)
  • After the Watergaw : a collection of new poetry from Scotland inspired by water / edited by Robert Davidson. (1998)
  • Friends and kangaroos / edited by Moira Burgess and Donny O'Rourke. (1999)
  • Across the water : Irishness in modern Scottish writing / edited by James McGonigal, Donny O'Rourke & Hamish Whyte. (2000)
  • Going up Ben Nevis in a bubble car / edited by Moira Burgess and Janet Paisley. (2001)
  • Milking the haggis / edited by Valerie Thornton and Hamish Whyte. (2004)
  • The Edinburgh book of twentieth-century Scottish poetry / edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan. (2005)
  • The thing that mattered most : Scottish poems for children / edited by Julie Johnstone. (2006)
  • The dynamics of balsa / edited by Liz Niven and Brian Whittingham. (2007)
  • Bucket of frogs / edited by Liz Niven and Brian Whittingham. (2008)
  • Songs of other places / edited by Gerry Cambridge and Zoë Strachan. (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Helen Lamb". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Helen". The Grantidote. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Chris Powici | Poet". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ Gibson, Magi (1997). Strange fish. Lamb, Helen. Glasgow: Duende. ISBN 1-900537-03-6. OCLC 46333149.
  5. ^ Lamb, Helen (2001). Superior bedsits, and other stories. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 0-7486-6306-1. OCLC 49894371.
  6. ^ Thornton, Valerie (1995). Working words. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-61870-1. OCLC 33188219.
  7. ^ "National Poetry Day 2007 Archives". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ Lamb, Helen (2018). Three kinds of kissing. Glasgow, Scotland: Vagabond Voices. ISBN 1-908251-91-3. OCLC 1048095478.
  9. ^ "Three Kinds of Kissing". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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