About
Stephanie Sy-Quia is a British-American writer and poet born in California in 1995 and based in London. Her writing and literary criticism have appeared in publications including The Guardian, Granta, The White Review, The Boston Review, and The Times Literary Supplement. Her work explores questions of identity, faith, family, and the ways personal histories shape our understanding of ourselves. Her debut poetry collection, Amnion, was published in 2021 by Granta Poetry and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2022. The collection also received a Somerset Maugham Award and an Eric Gregory Award, establishing her as a distinctive voice in contemporary poetry. A Private Man (2026) is her debut novel, inspired by the remarkable real-life relationship between her grandparents. Drawing on family history, religious thought, and the social changes of the twentieth century, Sy-Quia examines the tensions between love, faith, and institutional expectations. The novel brings her poetic sensibility to a story spanning generations, exploring how private decisions can shape the lives of an entire family.
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