“John Burnside, the winner of the 2023 David Cohen Prize for a life-time’s literary achievement, is a poet, novelist, story-writer, memoirist, and essayist. He has been writing every imaginable kind of book – and some unimaginable kinds – for at least 35 years.”
The David Cohen Prize, currently in its 30th anniversary year, is awarded biennially to one writer from the UK or Ireland for their complete body of work.
