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'''Julia Armfield''' is an English author. She has published a collection of short stories, ''Salt Slow'' (2019), and two novels, ''[[Our Wives Under the Sea]]'' (2022), and ''Private Rites'' (2024).<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/julia-armfield-recommends-6-books-095206943.html|title=Julia Armfield recommends 6 books that charm, excite and surprise|website=[[Yahoo!]]|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/culture/our-wives-under-the-sea-julia-armfield-novel-b2026122.html|title=Our Wives Under the Sea author Julia Armfield: 'Horror and romance spring from the same core'|first=Kate|last=Wyver|date=1 March 2022|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[Independent (newspaper)|Independent]]}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian Sea Life">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/03/queer-writers-exploring-sexuality-and-gender-through-sea-life|title='Like moving through water while everyone is on land': the writers exploring sexuality through sea life|first=Ella|last=Braidwood|date=3 February 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian First Book">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/julia-armfield-salt-slow-interview|title=Julia Armfield: 'There's freedom in the monster being the norm'|first=Rhiannon Lucy|last=Cosslett|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Feigel |first=Lara |date=2024-06-20 |title=Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/20/private-rites-by-julia-armfield-review-in-deep-water |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
'''Julia Armfield''' is an English author. She has published a collection of short stories, ''Salt Slow'' (2019), and two novels, ''[[Our Wives Under the Sea]]'' (2022), and ''Private Rites'' (2024).<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/julia-armfield-recommends-6-books-095206943.html|title=Julia Armfield recommends 6 books that charm, excite and surprise|website=[[Yahoo!]]|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/culture/our-wives-under-the-sea-julia-armfield-novel-b2026122.html|title=Our Wives Under the Sea author Julia Armfield: 'Horror and romance spring from the same core'|first=Kate|last=Wyver|date=1 March 2022|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[Independent (newspaper)|Independent]]}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian Sea Life">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/03/queer-writers-exploring-sexuality-and-gender-through-sea-life|title='Like moving through water while everyone is on land': the writers exploring sexuality through sea life|first=Ella|last=Braidwood|date=3 February 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian First Book">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/julia-armfield-salt-slow-interview|title=Julia Armfield: 'There's freedom in the monster being the norm'|first=Rhiannon Lucy|last=Cosslett|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=13 October 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Feigel |first=Lara |date=2024-06-20 |title=Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/20/private-rites-by-julia-armfield-review-in-deep-water |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Our Wives Under the Sea'' was nominated for the [[Foyles|Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award]] and [[Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction]], winning the [[Polari Prize]] in 2023.<ref name="Polari">{{Cite news |last=Creamer |first=Ella |date=2023-11-24 |title=Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/24/julia-armfield-and-jon-ransom-win-the-polari-prizes-for-lgbtq-books |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="x021">{{cite web | last=Anderson | first=Porter | title=Polari Prize 2024 Winners: Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom | website=Publishing Perspectives | date=2023-12-15 | url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/12/londons-polari-prizes-name-armfield-and-ransom-their-2024-winners/ | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Armfield grew up in [[Cobham, Surrey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/julia-armfield-salt-slow-interview|title=Julia Armfield: 'There's freedom in the monster being the norm'|journal=The Guardian|first=Rhiannon Lucy|last=Cosslett|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=7 October 2024}}</ref> |
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== Work == |
== Work == |
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In an interview with Sam Manzella of ''[[Them (website)|Them]]'', Armfield said that her debut novel was in part inspired by a wish to explore the "crossover with queer women’s fiction and the sea," adding that the ocean is often used to symbolise both "something forbidden" and something that "can be many things at once."<ref name="Them">{{cite web|date=12 July 2022|title=Read Me: This Eerie Gothic Novel Is Dripping With Lesbian Drama|url=https://www.them.us/story/our-wives-under-the-sea-read-me-q-and-a|author-last=Manzella|author-first=Sam|access-date=13 October 2023|work=[[Them (website)|Them]]}}</ref> In an interview with Sam Franzini of ''[[Our Culture Mag]]'', she stated that the novel was in part "about an anticipation of grief and losing someone," adding that part of the horror was from "the clanging bureaucracy of not being able to get an answer."<ref name="Ourculturemag">{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2022/06/26/author-spotlight-julia-armfield-our-wives-under-the-sea/|title=Author Spotlight: Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea|first=Sam|last=Franzini|date=June 26, 2022|website=[[Our Culture Mag]]|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref> |
In an interview with Sam Manzella of ''[[Them (website)|Them]]'', Armfield said that her debut novel was in part inspired by a wish to explore the "crossover with queer women’s fiction and the sea," adding that the ocean is often used to symbolise both "something forbidden" and something that "can be many things at once."<ref name="Them">{{cite web|date=12 July 2022|title=Read Me: This Eerie Gothic Novel Is Dripping With Lesbian Drama|url=https://www.them.us/story/our-wives-under-the-sea-read-me-q-and-a|author-last=Manzella|author-first=Sam|access-date=13 October 2023|work=[[Them (website)|Them]]}}</ref> In an interview with Sam Franzini of ''[[Our Culture Mag]]'', she stated that the novel was in part "about an anticipation of grief and losing someone," adding that part of the horror was from "the clanging bureaucracy of not being able to get an answer."<ref name="Ourculturemag">{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2022/06/26/author-spotlight-julia-armfield-our-wives-under-the-sea/|title=Author Spotlight: Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea|first=Sam|last=Franzini|date=June 26, 2022|website=[[Our Culture Mag]]|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Our Wives Under the Sea'' was nominated for the [[Foyles|Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award]] and [[Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction]], winning the [[Polari Prize]] in 2023.<ref name="Polari">{{Cite news |last=Creamer |first=Ella |date=2023-11-24 |title=Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/24/julia-armfield-and-jon-ransom-win-the-polari-prizes-for-lgbtq-books |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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===Short story collections === |
===Short story collections === |
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* {{Cite book |last=A |title=Salt Slow |publisher=[[Picador]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781529012569 |edition=1st hardcover |language=en |author-mask=2}} |
* {{Cite book |last=A |title=Salt Slow |publisher=[[Picador]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781529012569 |edition=1st hardcover |language=en |author-mask=2}} <ref name="s128">{{cite web | title=Ian Mond Reviews Salt Slow by Julia Armfield | website=Locus Online | date=2019-12-30 | url=https://locusmag.com/2019/12/ian-mond-reviews-salt-slow-by-julia-armfield/ | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref> |
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===Novels=== |
===Novels=== |
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* {{Cite book |last=A |title=[[Our Wives Under the Sea]] |publisher=[[Picador]] |year=2022 |isbn=9781529017229 |edition=1st paperback |language=en |author-mask=2}} <ref name="c263">{{cite web | last=Tobin | first=Katie | title=How Julia Armfield Wrote the Year’s Most Terrifying Love Story | website=AnOther | date=2022-03-15 | url=https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/13946/julia-armfield-novel-queer-love-story-our-wives-under-the-sea | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><ref name="b130">{{cite web | last=Edemariam | first=Aida | title=Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield – deep emotions | website=the Guardian | date=2022-03-09 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/09/our-wives-under-the-sea-by-julia-armfield-review-orpheus-woman-collective-fears | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><ref name="c684">{{cite web | last=Charles | first=Ron | title=‘Our Wives Under the Sea’ is exquisitely suspenseful | website=Washington Post | date=2022-07-12 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/07/12/our-wives-under-the-sea-julia-armfield/ | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref> |
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* {{Cite book |last=A |title=[[Our Wives Under the Sea]] |publisher=[[Picador]] |year=2022 |isbn=9781529017229 |edition=1st paperback |language=en |author-mask=2}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=A |title=Private Rites |date= |publisher=[[Fourth Estate]] |year=2024 |isbn=9780008608033 |edition=1st hardcover |language=en |author-mask=2}} <ref name="f240">{{cite web | last=Huang | first=Esther | title=Julia Armfield’s ‘Private Rites’ fights to tread water with apocalyptic ‘King Lear’ retelling | website=www.dailycal.org | date=2024-12-05 | url=https://www.dailycal.org/arts/books/julia-armfield-s-private-rites-fights-to-tread-water-with-apocalyptic-king-lear-retelling/article_6958fd5a-b35f-11ef-a987-7b46040a7df1.html | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><ref name="k051">{{cite web | last=Goodman | first=Allegra | title=Book Review: ‘Private Rites,’ by Julia Armfield | website=The New York Times | date=2024-11-29 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/books/review/private-rites-julia-armfield.html | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><ref name="n764">{{cite web | last=Peirson-Hagger | first=Ellen | title=Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days | website=the Guardian | date=2024-06-02 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/02/private-rites-by-julia-armfield-review-familial-conflict-before-the-final-days | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><ref name="f166">{{cite web | title=a dystopian world where it always rains | website=Financial Times | date=2024-06-05 | url=https://www.ft.com/content/0d66df51-6298-4151-950c-f96444c914a8 | access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref> |
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* {{Cite book |last=A |title=Private Rites |date=June 6, 2024 |publisher=[[Fourth Estate]] |author-mask=2}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 8 December 2024
Julia Armfield | |
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34)[1] Cobham, Surrey |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Holloway, University of London |
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| Years active | 2019 – present |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Polari Prize (2023) |
Julia Armfield is an English author. She has published a collection of short stories, Salt Slow (2019), and two novels, Our Wives Under the Sea (2022), and Private Rites (2024).[2][3][4][5][6]
Our Wives Under the Sea was nominated for the Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award and Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, winning the Polari Prize in 2023.[7][8]
Early life
[edit]Armfield grew up in Cobham, Surrey.[9]
Work
[edit]In an interview with Sam Manzella of Them, Armfield said that her debut novel was in part inspired by a wish to explore the "crossover with queer women’s fiction and the sea," adding that the ocean is often used to symbolise both "something forbidden" and something that "can be many things at once."[10] In an interview with Sam Franzini of Our Culture Mag, she stated that the novel was in part "about an anticipation of grief and losing someone," adding that part of the horror was from "the clanging bureaucracy of not being able to get an answer."[11]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Our Wives Under the Sea | Goodreads Choice Awards | Debut | Nominated | |
| Fiction | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award | — | Nominated | ||
| Kitschies | Debut ("Golden Tentacle") | Shortlisted | |||
| Lambda Literary Award | Lesbian Fiction | Shortlisted | |||
| Polari Prize | — | Won |
Bibliography
[edit]Short story collections
[edit]- —— (2019). Salt Slow (1st hardcover ed.). Picador. ISBN 9781529012569. [12]
Novels
[edit]- —— (2022). Our Wives Under the Sea (1st paperback ed.). Picador. ISBN 9781529017229. [13][14][15]
- —— (2024). Private Rites (1st hardcover ed.). Fourth Estate. ISBN 9780008608033. [16][17][18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Chat With: Julia Armfield". Nota Bene Prize. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Julia Armfield recommends 6 books that charm, excite and surprise". Yahoo!. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Wyver, Kate (1 March 2022). "Our Wives Under the Sea author Julia Armfield: 'Horror and romance spring from the same core'". Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Braidwood, Ella (3 February 2023). "'Like moving through water while everyone is on land': the writers exploring sexuality through sea life". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Cosslett, Rhiannon Lucy (30 May 2019). "Julia Armfield: 'There's freedom in the monster being the norm'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Feigel, Lara (20 June 2024). "Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Creamer, Ella (24 November 2023). "Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (15 December 2023). "Polari Prize 2024 Winners: Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Cosslett, Rhiannon Lucy (30 May 2019). "Julia Armfield: 'There's freedom in the monster being the norm'". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Manzella, Sam (12 July 2022). "Read Me: This Eerie Gothic Novel Is Dripping With Lesbian Drama". Them. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Franzini, Sam (26 June 2022). "Author Spotlight: Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Ian Mond Reviews Salt Slow by Julia Armfield". Locus Online. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Tobin, Katie (15 March 2022). "How Julia Armfield Wrote the Year's Most Terrifying Love Story". AnOther. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Edemariam, Aida (9 March 2022). "Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield – deep emotions". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Charles, Ron (12 July 2022). "'Our Wives Under the Sea' is exquisitely suspenseful". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Huang, Esther (5 December 2024). "Julia Armfield's 'Private Rites' fights to tread water with apocalyptic 'King Lear' retelling". www.dailycal.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Goodman, Allegra (29 November 2024). "Book Review: 'Private Rites,' by Julia Armfield". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (2 June 2024). "Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "a dystopian world where it always rains". Financial Times. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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