Caroline Gill

Poet and Occasional Non-fiction Writer

Caroline Gill writes from her Suffolk home, where she lives with her archaeologist husband, David Gill (who is also a member of SoA).

 

POETRY COLLECTION

CHAPBOOK

POETRY PAMPHLET

  • Forthcoming as of 2025. 

BIO DETAILS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Caroline grew up in England (London, Kent and Norfolk), and has lived in Italy (Rome) and Wales (Swansea). Qualifications include:

  • BA Hons. in Classical Studies from Newcastle University.
  • PGCE (secondary school) from the University of Exeter.
  • RSA TEFL Certificate from the Bell School of Languages, Norwich.

WORK HISTORY

  • Secondary Teacher (Norfolk)
  • EFL tutor (Oxford, Cambridge, Rome)
  • Cataloguing Assistant in the Churchill Archives Centre (Cambridge)

POETRY AND WRITING HISTORY

Caroline’s poems: published widely at home and abroad (including USA, Romania, India, Australia, Italy…)

  • The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics Including Odd and Invented Forms, Lewis Putnam Turco (4th edition, UPNE, 2012): three poems were included in this publication. 

Writing courses 

Caroline has taken part in a variety of short writing courses, including:

  • courses by Swansea University, Writers Bureau, and the Poetry School
  • a course-cum-residency run collaboratively by the Poetry School and the Polar Museum (SPRI, University of Cambridge, 2014).

Prizes and Commendations include:

  • First Prize, General Section of the International Petra Kenney Poetry Competition for a sestina, ‘The Figure at the Phoenix Mine’ (2007). Judges: Michael Schmidt, John Whitworth, Alison Chisholm and Morgan Kenney.
  • Overall First Prize, ZSL ‘Conservation’ Poetry Competition (2014):‘Raft Race’ on the rare Fen Raft Spider.
  • Third Prize, Milestones Competition (2017): ‘Penwith Fingerstone’. Judged by Brian Patten.
  • Pushcart Nomination (2014): ‘Elegy for Idris Davies’

Readings and Festivals

Caroline has read her poems at many festivals and events, including:

  • Guardian Hay Festival
  • First International Poetry Festival in Swansea
  • Poetry in Aldeburgh
  • Festivals of Suffolk Poetry
  • Winchester Poetry Festival.

MEDIA

  • 2008: Caroline’s poem, ‘Preseli Blue’, was included in BBC Poetry Please from the Guardian Hay Festival

MEMBERSHIP

  • Society of Authors, including ACDI and PSWG
  • Poetry Society
  • Association of Christian Writers (ACW)
  • Suffolk Poetry Society

INTERESTS

  • Concern for the planet
  • Wildlife photography
  • Counting butterflies for Butterfly Conservation
  • Watching puffins                                

 www.carolinegillpoetry.com