Jayne Joso is a British novelist, playwright, writer and artist. Novels * * * "an unacknowledged gem" The New York Times * "beautifully written and masterfully calibrated" Chloe Aridjis Plays * China’s Smile Short stories * Purple Beach 3AM Magazine, April 26, 2012 * To the Lighthouse, New Welsh Review, Issue 97 * Tokyo Spaces, New Welsh Review Issue 100 - 100th Anniversary Edition. * Fox Man, New Welsh Review Issue 107 Children's books * How do you Feel? Poetry * Desire Awards and honours * 2020 Arts Council England Funding Award to write the novel: The Water Cats * 2018 The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Travel and Research Award for 2019 to support development of new work of fiction on Japan * 2017 Arts Council England Funding Award to write a volume of short stories on Japan: working title: Breath on Wake * 2017 Rathbones Folio Prize - longlisted for My Falling Down House * 2016 Arts Council England Funding Award to write the novel: From Seven to the Sea * 2013 Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation award to support research in Japan for the novel: My Falling Down House * 2012 International Writer in Residence - The Coracle - Wexford, Ireland (A Sense of Place) * 2011 People's Book Prize - finalist, for Perfect Architect * 2009 People's Book Prize - shortlisted, for Soothing Music for Stray Cats
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