John Glenday
John Glenday grew up in Monifieth.
Life
John lives in Angus, with his wife Erika.His work appeared in Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, Poetry , The Scotsman, The Guardian, Financial Times, Wascana Review, Ploughshares, Candlestick Press and Magma to name but a few.
John was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Prize for Excellence in New Poetry and for the
Griffin Poetry Prize 2010 for his collection Grain.
His work is included in many anthologies such as the Faber Book of Twentieth Century Scottish Poetry, Last Words: New Poetry for the New Century,'' New British Poetry, Contemporary poetry and contemporary science, 100 Favourite Scottish Poems, 100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems, Being Human, Forward Book of Poetry 2016 and Off the Shelf.
John was a judge for the National Poetry Competition in 2011, the and the .
The Golden Mean won the 2015 . It was also shortlisted for the Saltire Society Poetry Prize.
The American photographer Sally Mann used an excerpt from John's poem Landscape with Flying Man for the title of her 2018 International Exhibition
John's Selected Poems was published by in October 2020. The same year, he published 2 pamphlets: mira with Maria Isakova Bennett and The Firth'', published by .
in Braemar invited a Poetry commission to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III in May 2023.
John is a highly experienced tutor and mentor and can be heard in the .
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- for online Poetry Workshops, Masterclasses and Webinars.
Awards
- Scottish Arts Council Book Prize for The Apple Ghost
- Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Undark
- Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Grain
- Shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award 2010 for Grain.
- Shortlisted for The Griffin Poetry Prize 2010 for Grain
- Winner of the 2015 2015 for The Golden Mean.
- Shortlisted for the Saltire Society Poetry Prize for The Golden Mean.