Carol Ann Duffy Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy Introduction:

Carol Ann Duffy is an award-winning British poet and children’s book writer. Read this biography to learn more about her childhood, life, works, achievements and timeline.

Carol Ann Duffy Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: Atheists
  • Sun Sign: Capricorn
  • Also Known As: Dame Carol Ann Duffy
  • Born Country: England
  • Born In: Glasgow
  • Spouse/Ex-: Peter Benson
  • Father: May Black
  • Mother: Frank Duffy
  • Children: Ella
  • City: Glasgow, Scotland
  • Education: University of Liverpool
  • Awards: 1983 - National Poetry Competition 1st Prize 1984 - Eric Gregory Award 1986 - Scottish Arts Council Book Award
  • 1988 - Somerset Maugham Award 1989 - Dylan Thomas Prize 1990 - Scottish Arts Council Book Award 1992 - Cholmondeley Award 1993 - Whitbread Awards 1993 - Scottish Arts Council Book Award 1993 - Forward Prize 1995 - Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire (OBE) 1995 - Lannan Award 1999 - Signal Children's Poetry Prize 1999 - Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Literature 2001- National Endowment For Science Technology And The Arts Award 2002- Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire (CBE) 2005 - T S Eliot Prize 2011 - Costa Book Awards 2012 - PEN/Pinter Prize:
  • Bio: Carol Ann Duffy Is An Award-winning British Poet And Children’s Book Writer. Read This Biography To Learn More About Her Childhood, Life, Works, Achievements And Timeline.