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Nick Laird


Ireland (b.1975)

Nicholas 'Nick' Laird is a novelist and poet who was born, and grew up, in Cookstown, County Tyrone. He studied at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Cambridge, where he attained a first in English. He went on to work at the global law firm Allen & Overy in London for six years, before leaving to concentrate on his writing. Since 2004, he has been married to novelist Zadie Smith, whom he met while at Cambridge.
 

Awards: SoA (2006)  see all

Genres: Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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Weirdo Goes Wild
 
June 2025

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In the Wild
 
Novels
   Utterly Monkey (2005)
   Glover's Mistake (2009)
   Modern Gods (2017)
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Collections
   To a Fault (poems) (2005)
   On Purpose (poems) (2007)
   Go Giants (poems) (2013)
   The Zoo of the New (poems) (2017)
   Other Ways to Leave the Room (poems) (2017) (with Kathleen Jamie and Don Paterson)
   Feel Free (poems) (2018)
   Up Late (poems) (2023)
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Picture Books show
 
Awards
2006 Betty Trask Prize : Utterly Monkey

Award nominations
2006 Dylan Thomas Prize (shortlist) : Utterly Monkey
2006 Dylan Thomas Prize (shortlist) : To a Fault


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