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Eleanor Thom
Born1979 (age 45–46)
London, England
Alma materUniversity College London
University of Glasgow
University of the West of Scotland
Notable worksThe Tin-Kin
Notable awardsScottish First Book of the Year
ChildrenOona Dooks
Website
www.eleanorthom.com

Eleanor Thom (born 1979 in London)[1] is a British writer. She won the 2006 New Writing Ventures competition with 'Burns', a chapter from her first novel The Tin-Kin.[2] The book recalls experiences of her mother's family who were Scottish Travellers and settled in Elgin between 1920 and 1950. In 2009 The Tin-Kin won the Scottish First Book of the Year,[3] and was shortlisted for the Not the Booker Prize.[4]

In 2008, Thom was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship to begin work on a second novel. Her second novel, Connective Tissue, was published in 2023.[5]

In 2025, Thom and her daughter Oona Dooks were awarded the inaugural Sustainable Story Award by World of Books for Sea Legs, "a co-written memoir exploring interdependence, disabled whales, and our relationship with the marine environment."[6]

Education

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Thom studied Linguistics, French and Italian at University College London[7] and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.[1] In 2018 she completed a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of the West of Scotland.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tonkin, Boyd (3 April 2009). "Rising Star: Eleanor Thom, author". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ Coughlan, Sean (29 September 2006). "Finding the plot". BBC News. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Burns Biography takes Saltire main prize". National Library of Scotland. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. ^ Jordison, Sam (2 October 2009). "Not the Booker prize: vote for the winner". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Eleanor Thom". Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Introducing the Sustainable Story Award Winners!". World of Books. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Eleanor Thom - University of the West of Scotland (UWS)". Academia.edu. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Research - Writer Eleanor Thom". Eleanor Thom. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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