Naomi Foyle
{{short description|British writer}}
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Naomi Foyle (born 22 February 1967) is a British-Canadian poet, novelist, essayist, editor, translator and activist. For her poetry and essays about Ukraine, she was awarded the 2014 Hryhorii Skovoroda Prize.[http://zenoagency.com/news/naomi-foyles-poetry-wins-award/ Naomi Foyle's Poetry Wins Award!]
Life and career
Her book, Seoul Survivors, was praised by The Guardian.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/14/science-fiction-roundup-reviews Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough, Red Moon by Benjamin Percy, Angelfall by Susan Ee, Seoul Survivors by Naomi Foyle and Carpathia by Matt Forbeck]
Library Journal recommended the series The Gaia Chronicles "for Hunger Games fans of all ages".[https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/naomi-foyle/stained-light/9781782069270/ Naomi Foyle. Stained Light. hachette.co.uk 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
"Astra", the first book in the series, was a Litro Book Club Read in 2014.[https://www.litromagazine.com/interviews/qa-naomi-foyle-on-astra-book-one-of-the-gaia-chronicles/ Naomi Foyle. Stained Light. hachette.co.uk 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
Astra an Arts Council England-funded theatre adaptation of Naomi Foyle’s eco-science fiction quartet The Gaia Chronicles, written by Naomi Foyle with Raven Kaliana of Puppet (R)Evolution, and designed and directed by Raven Kaliana,[https://www.pressreader.com/uk/chichester-observer/20220630/282239489317533 ‘Inspiring Through Theatre’. Interview with Naomi Foyle in The Chichester Observer. pressreader.com 30 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025][https://fringereview.co.uk/review/brighton-year-round/2022/astra/ ‘Astra: Groundbreaking Work’ by Simon Jenner. ringereview.co.uk. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025][https://www.thereviewshub.com/brighton-fringe-astra-multimedia-theatre-the-ironworks/ ‘Astra - Multimedia Theatre: The Ironworks’ by Lela Tredwell. thereviewshub.com 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025] won the 2022 Brighton Fringe ONCA Green Curtain Award for work that engages artists and audiences with social and environmental challenges.[https://onca.org.uk/?s=Naomi+Foyle ‘Announcing the Green Curtain Award Winners 2022’. onca.org 9 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025] Working with a new international team, Naomi Foyle is now upscaling ASTRA into an epic trilogy of plays.
Naomi Foyle is Poetry and Fiction Editor of Critical Muslim, the journal of the Muslim Institute.[https://criticalmuslim.com/about/editors Critical Muslim: Editors. criticalmuslim.com 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025] and the editor of over thirty volumes of poetry including A Blade of Grass: New Palestinian Poetry (Smokestack Books, 2017).[https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/interviews/showcasing-poems-present-palestinian-narrative-conversation-naomi-foyle-valentina ‘Showcasing Poems That Present the Palestinian Narrative: A Conversation with Naomi Foyle’ by Valentina Viene. worldliteraturetoday.org 14 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2025] As a co-founder with Judith Kazantzis and Irving Weinman of British Writers in Support of Palestine (2010-2018), Naomi Foyle played a leading role in national letter writing campaigns in support of the academic and cultural boycott of Israel.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/25/ian-mcewan-defends-jerusalem-prize ‘Ian McEwan defends Jerusalem Prize’ by Stephen Bates. theguardian.com 25 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
In 2021, Foyle disclosed on her blog that she had been diagnosed with autism the previous year at the age of 53.{{cite web |last1=Foyle |first1=Naomi |title=An Autastic Announcement! |url=https://www.naomifoyle.com/an-autastic-announcement/ |website=Naomi Foyle |access-date=11 March 2023 |date=20 November 2021}}
Selected publications
= Prose =
- Seoul Survivors Jo Fletcher Books, 2013, {{ISBN|978-1-78087-600-9}}
- Astra: Book One of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2014. {{ISBN|978-1-78087-636-8}}
- Rook Song: Book Two of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-78206-921-8}}
- The Blood of the Hoopoe: Book Three of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2016. {{ISBN|978-1-78206-924-9}}
- Stained Light: Book Four of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2018. {{ISBN|978-1-78206-927-0}}
= Poetry collections =
- The Night Pavilion, Waterloo Press, 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-906742-05-8}}
- The World Cup, Waterloo Press, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-906742-21-8}}
- Adamantine Red Hen/Pighog Press, 2019. {{ISBN|978-1-906309-41-1}}
- Salt & Snow, Waterloo Press, 2025. {{ISBN|978-1-915241-21-4}}
= Poetry pamphlets =
- Curdled Cream: A Collection of Snarls. Kinkos, Toronto. 1990.
- Febrifuge treeplantsink press, 1996
- Citas Impossibles/Impossible. Engagements, 1997
- Forgive the Rain: more exceptionally useless poems. Back Pack Press, 1997 [2nd Ed. 1999]
- Songs from the Blood Shed Window Grate Press, 1996 [2nd ed 2000]
- Aphrodite's Answering Machine: Erotic Vignettes. Urban Pillow, 2002
- Red Hot & Bothered. Lansdowne Press, 2003
- Canada. Echo Room Press, 2004
- Grace of the Gamblers: A Chantilly Chantey. Waterloo Press, 2010 {{ISBN|978-1-906742-17-1}}
- No Enemy but Time. Waterloo Press, 2017
- Importents. Waterloo Press, 2021, {{ISBN|978-1-906742-75-1}}
= Edited anthologies & collections (with introductions) =
- Mairtin Crawford: Selected Poems. Lagan Press, 2005
- A Blade of Grass: New Palestinian Poetry. Smokestack Books, 2017, {{ISBN|978-0-9957675-3-9}}
= Co-translations =
- Enemies Outside / Enemigos Afuera by Mori Ponsowy. Translated by Mori Ponsowy and Naomi Foyle, {{ISBN|978-1-906742-25-6}}
- Wounds of the Cloud by Yasser Khanger. Al Ma'mal Foundation, 2016. Translated by Naomi Foyle, Marilyn Hacker and Do'a Ali, {{ISBN|978-90-825649-1-4}}
References
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External links
Naomi Foyle on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/naomi.foyle.7
- [https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/foyle_naomi ‘Foyle, Naomi’ by John Clute. sf-encyclopedia.com. Updated 12 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://astratheatre.net/ Astra theatre (upscaled production) website (live). astratheatre.net. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://astra-archive.uk/ Astra puppet theatre website (archived). astra-archive.uk 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://bwisp.wordpress.com/ British Writers In Support of Palestine website. bwisp.wordpress.com. 2010-2018. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/09/poem-of-the-week-importents-by-naomi-foyle ‘Poem of the Week: Importents by Naomi Foyle’ by Carol Rumens. theguardian.com 9 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/mar/02/poem-of-the-week-winterpause-by-naomi-foyle ‘Poem of the Week: Winterpause by Naomi Foyle’ by Carol Rumens. theguardian.com 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/24/poem-week-summer-arm-foyle ‘Poem of the Week: Your Summer Arm by Naomi Foyle’ by Carol Rumen. theguardian.com 24 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://londongrip.co.uk/2022/02/london-grip-poetry-review-naomi-foyle/ ‘Rennie Halstead feels the force of Naomi Foyle’s response to the ills of contemporary society’. Review of Importents. londongrip.co.uk 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://londongrip.co.uk/2017/08/london-grip-poetry-review-foyle/ ‘Thomas Ovans admires a poetic memoir by Naomi Foyle which celebrates the life of the Belfast writer and activist Mairtin Crawford’ Review of No Enemy but Time. londongrip.co.uk August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://mistandmountain.co.uk/author-talk/ ‘Author Talk’ Video interview with Naomi Foyle. mistandmountain.co.uk 7 Oct 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://www.bestfootmusic.net/post/march-17th-razom-together ‘17 March: Razom – Together’ by Marek Kohn. Introducing the podcast ‘A Conversation on Ukrainian Literature and Poetry’ with Naomi Foyle and Vladyslava Bondar. bestfootmusic.net 28 Jan 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025. Podcast also available on spotify.com]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNV0lBlISlU ‘Meet the Poet’. Video interview with Naomi Foyle by Florrie Crass for Home Stage (UK). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://sffworld.com/2016/08/interview-with-seoul-survivors-author-naomi-foyle/ ‘Interview with Seoul Survivors Author Naomi Foyle. sffworld.com August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025]
- [https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/arthania-selected-poems Naomi Foyle. Review. About ‘Arthania: Selected Poems by Ihor Pavlyuk’. dorrancepublishing.com March 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2025]
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