Stephanie Sy-Quia

Stephanie Sy-Quia
Born1995 (age 30–31)
California, U.S.
EducationThe King's School, Canterbury;
University of Oxford
OccupationWriter
Notable workAmnion (2021)
AwardsForward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022)
Somerset Maugham Award
Eric Gregory Award

Stephanie Sy-Quia (born 1995) is a British–American writer. Her first novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026.

Biography

Born in California and now living in London, Sy-Quia attended the The King's School, Canterbury, then went on to study English at Oxford University.

She has written for publications including The Guardian, The White Review, Boston Review, Granta, Los Angeles Review of Books, The London Magazine, Tribune, and The TLS. Sy-Quia is a Ledbury Poetry Critic and has been shortlisted for the Bodley Head Essay Prize.

Her debut poetry collection, Amnion, was published by Granta in 2021 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022), the Somerset Maugham Award, the Eric Gregory Award, and was the Poetry Book Society's Winter Recommendation. Amnion was also longlisted for the Rathbones Folio and RSL Ondaatje Prizes.

Sy-Quia's debut novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026, with its author being chosen by The Observer as one of the year's best debut novelists.

References

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  8. ↑ "Ledbury Poetry Critics". Ledbury Poetry. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Forward Prizes for Poetry 2022 Winners". National Poetry Library. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Eric Gregory Awards – The Society of Authors". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Mullen, Alice (5 November 2021). "MEET STEPHANIE SY-QUIA". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 | The Rathbones Folio Prize". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Mill, Chris (6 April 2022). "RSL Ondaatje Prize 2022 Longlist Announced". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Clark, Alex (28 March 2026). "Stephanie Sy-Quia's tale of religious and romantic devotion". The Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2026.