Delia Jarrett-Macauley

Delia Jarrett-Macauley
FRSA
Born
Hertfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesDee Jarrett-Macauley
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Writer
  • academic
  • broadcaster
Notable work
  • The Life of Una Marson, 1905–65 (1998)
  • Moses, Citizen & Me (2005)
AwardsOrwell Prize
Websitewww.deliajarrettmacauley.com

Delia Jarrett-Macauley FRSA, also known as Dee Jarrett-Macauley, is a London-based British writer, academic and broadcaster of Sierra Leonean heritage. Her debut novel, Moses, Citizen & Me, won the 2006 Orwell Prize for political writing, the first novel to have been awarded the prize.[1][2][3] She has devised and presented features on BBC Radio, as well as being a participant in a range of programmes. As a multi-disciplinary scholar in history, literature and cultural politics, she has taught at Leeds University, Birkbeck, University of London, and other educational establishments, most recently as a fellow in English at the University of Warwick.[4] She is also a business and arts consultant, specialising in organisation development.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DJM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Novel about child-soldiers wins prize", Leicester Review of Books, 21 April 2006.
  3. ^ Jones, Sam (5 April 200). "Garton Ash wins Orwell prize". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Delia Jarrett-Macauley biography", Delia Jarrett-Macauley website.
  5. ^ "The 2013 Panel" Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Transmission Prize for the Communication of Ideas.