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An exciting series from The Sher Jung Foundation showcasing talented writers - come along to our fifth event of the series.

Join us for our upcoming Author Talks event on 31st March 2025 featuring Daljit Nagra.

Daljit is a Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University and a former Chair of the Royal Society of Literature (2021–2025). He has published four poetry collections with Faber & Faber.

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In 2004, he won the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Single Poem, and his debut collection received the 2007 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection, along with the South Bank Show Decibel Award and the Cholmondeley Award. He has been shortlisted for the Costa Prize and twice for the T.S. Eliot Prize.

Daljit has served on the boards of the Poetry Book Society and the Poetry Archive and presents Poetry Extra on BBC Radio 4 Extra. He was also the Keats House Poet-in-Residence. His poem Singh Song was added to the AQA English Literature GCSE syllabus.

In 2023, he wrote a spoken word piece performed by actor James Nesbitt at the Coronation Concert. In recognition of his contributions to literature, Daljit was appointed MBE in 2022.

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The Sher Jung Foundation is delighted to announce that we will have copies of Daljit's books available for purchase and signing at our event. The ticket price includes pizza and wine—see you there.

If you want to participate, please register on Eventbrite.

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