Tessa Biddington

Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.

Life

Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.[1][2] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in The New Welsh Review.[3] In 2002, FAW! commissioned local poets Tessa Biddington and Keith Morgan; this work was featured on Forest of Dean Community Radio and performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.[4]

Awards
  • 2000 Forward Poetry Prize for the best single poem The Death of Descartes[5]
  • Lantern Show, Scott Base, 2001 Ottakar's Faber National Poetry Competition[6]

Work

Anthologies
  • The Forward book of poetry 2001 (Forward Publishing), Forward Publishing, 2000[7]
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References
  1. "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. New Welsh Review admin@newwelshreview.com. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  5. Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
  6. "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  7. "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
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