Jenni Fagan

Dr Jenni Fagan

BornSeptember 1977 (1977-09) (age 47)
Scotland
OccupationNovelist, poet, screenwriter.
EducationBA at University of Greenwich, MA at Royal Holloway, University of London, PhD University of Edinburgh.
Notable worksThe Panopticon
Notable awardsThe Gordon Burn Prize 2025, Sunday Herald Culture Awards Scottish Author of The Year 2016, Granta Best of Young British Novelist 2013.
Website
jennifagan.com

Dr Jenni Fagan FRSL (born 1977) is a Scottish novelist and poet. She has published four fiction books including novel The Panopticon, screenplays, eight books of poetry and a memoir, Ootlin. She was named Scottish writer of the year 2016 by The Glasgow Herald. In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.