Eleanor Rees

Eleanor Rees
Born	1978 Birkenhead, England
Occupation	Poet
Language	English
Alma mater	University of Sheffield University of East Anglia University of Exeter
Notable awards	Eric Gregory Award (2002)
Website
www.eleanorrees.info

Eleanor K. Rees (born 1978) is a British poet.^[1]

She graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of Sheffield in 2001, and a MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in 2002.^[2] She has a PhD from the University of Exeter. She has published three collections of poetry. She received an Eric Gregory Award in 2002. Andraste's Hair was shortlisted for the Forward Prize Best First Collection and the Glen Dimplex New Writers Award for Poetry. Her second collection is Eliza and the Bear from which the band take their name. Her third collection is 'Blood Child', Pavilion Poets/Liverpool University Press, 2015.

Awards

• 2002 Eric Gregory Award

Bibliography

• Andraste's Hair (2007)
• Eliza and the Bear (2010)

'Blood Child' (2015)

References

1. "Stepping Out - Eleanor Rees enjoys the engagement with specific, sensual experience in the responses to this month's workshop". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
2. "Creative Writing alumni P-R and published works". University of East Anglia.