Delia Jarrett-Macauley
Delia Jarrett-Macauley  | |
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| Born | Hertfordshire, England  | 
| Nationality | British | 
| Other names | Dee Jarrett-Macauley | 
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| Awards | Orwell Prize | 
| Website | www | 
Delia Jarrett-Macauley FRSA, also known as Dee Jarrett-Macauley, is a London-based British writer, academic and broadcaster of Sierra Leonean heritage. Her debut novel, Moses, Citizen & Me, won the 2006 Orwell Prize for political writing, the first novel to have been awarded the prize. She has devised and presented features on BBC Radio, as well as being a participant in a range of programmes. As a multi-disciplinary scholar in history, literature and cultural politics, she has taught at Leeds University, Birkbeck, University of London, and other educational establishments, most recently as a fellow in English at the University of Warwick. She is also a business and arts consultant, specialising in organisation development.