Lucia Dawes Durneen
- Jun 22
- 1 min read
Lucia Dawes Durneen’s poetry, short stories, and non-fiction have been published and commended internationally, in spaces including World Literature Today, Hotel Amerika, Poetry Ireland, and on BBC Radio 4. Wild Gestures (MidnightSun) won Best Short Story Collection at the 2017 Saboteur Awards in London, and was longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2018. She teaches Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge, and lives in Cornwall, where she spends as much time as possible in water.
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