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A K Blakemore

A. K. Blakemore is the author of two full-length collections of poetry: Humbert Summer (Eyewear, 2015) and Fondue (Offord Road Books, 2018), which was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection.

Awards: Desmond Elliott (2021) see all

Genres: Historical

New and upcoming books

September 2026

Doom Painting

Novels

   The Manningtree Witches (2021)
   The Glutton (2023)
   Doom Painting (2026)

Collections

Fondue (poems) (2018)
Shia LaBeouf (poems) (2020)

Books containing stories by A K Blakemore

Best British Short Stories 2023 (2023)
(Best British Short Stories)
edited by
Nicholas Royle

Awards

2021 Desmond Elliott Prize : The Manningtree Witches

Award nominations

	2024 HWA Gold Crown Award (shortlist) : The Glutton
	2024 Encore Award (nominee) : The Glutton
	2024 Dylan Thomas Prize (shortlist) : The Glutton
	2022 Betty Trask Prize (nominee) : The Manningtree Witches
	2021 Costa Book Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Manningtree Witches

A K Blakemore recommends

The King's Mother (2024)
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The Lodgers (2024)
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"With tang and pith in every sentence, The Lodgers speaks to a generational epidemic of rootlessness and porous selfhood with vital wit and utter originality."

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