Kiran Millwood Hargrave

A life in dates

1. 29 March 1990: Born – Surrey, England
2. 2011: Graduates from Homerton College, Cambridge – Cambridge, England, She took a degree in English and Drama at Homerton College, Cambridge.
3. 2014: Completes an MSt in Creative Writing at Oxford – Oxford, England, She completed a Master of Studies in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford.
4. October 2015: Her first play, BOAT, is staged – Her first play, BOAT, about human trafficking, was first performed by the PIGDOG theatre company at Theatre N16 in Balham.
5. 6 February 2020: The Mercies – Novel
6. 2021: The Mercies – Awards, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
7. 2023: Has a daughter – She and her husband, the visual artist Tom de Freston, had a daughter, after she had suffered a series of miscarriages.
8. 2023: Elected FRSL – She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.