Frances Leviston

Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

Frances Leviston is a poet, critic, and short story writer. She has published two books of poetry, Public Dream (2007) and Disinformation (2015), both with Picador. Her first book of short stories, The Voice in My Ear, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020. She has been shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and the BBC National Short Story Award, and commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. She served as the Blackburn Distinguished Artist in Residence at Duke University from 2024-25. Frances  joined the Centre for New Writing in 2016.

• Visit Frances Leviston's website
• Read about Disinformation on The Guardian website
• Read Frances's profile at Picador
• Read about The Voice in My Ear

Frances' poetry

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  Disinformation

  Frances' second book was shortlisted for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize.

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  Public Dream

  Published by Picador in 2007, Public Dream was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Jerwood-Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.