twenties she gave birth to a son, Matthew (whose father is the writer Fred D'Aguiar), and later she had a 15-year relationship with poet Carol Ann Duffy. During this relationship, Duffy had a daughter, Ella, whose biological father is fellow poet Peter Benson. Awards and honours 1991: Eric Gregory Award 1992: Scottish First Book of the Year, The Adoption Papers 1994: Somerset Maugham Award, Other Lovers 1998: Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet 2000: International Dublin Literary Award (shortlist), Trumpet 2003: Cholmondeley Award 2006: MBE, Services to Literature 2007: British Book Awards deciBel Writer of the Year 2009: Scottish Book of the Year (shortlist), The Lamplighter 2011: Scottish Book of the Year (shortlist), Fiere 2011: Costa Book Awards (shortlist), Fiere 2011: PEN/Ackerley Prize (shortlist), Red Dust Road 2011: Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award, Red Dust Road 2016: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2016: The Scots Makar 2020: CBE, Services to Literature Selected works The Adoption Papers, Bloodaxe Books, 1991, (poetry) Other Lovers, Bloodaxe Books, 1993, (poetry) Off Colour, Bloodaxe Books, 1998, (poetry) Trumpet (fiction – 1998); Random House Digital, Inc., 2011, The Frog who dreamed she was an Opera Singer, Bloomsbury Children's Books, 1998, Two's Company, Puffin Books, 1994, Bessie Smith (biography – 1997), Faber & Faber, 2021, Why Don't You Stop Talking (fiction – 2002); Pan Macmillan, 2012, Strawgirl, Macmillan Children's, 2002, Life Mask, Bloodaxe Books, 2005, (poetry) Wish I Was Here (fiction – 2006); Pan Macmillan, 2012, Darling: New & Selected Poems, Bloodaxe Books, 2007, (poetry) The Lamplighter, Bloodaxe Books, 2008, (poetry/radio play) Red Cherry Red, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2007, Maw Broon Monologues (2009) (shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry) (memoir) Fiere, Pan Macmillan, 2011, (poetry) Reality, Reality, Pan Macmillan, 2012, The Empathetic Store, Mariscat Press, 2015, (poetry) Bantam, Pan Macmillan, 2017, Some other poetry used in GCSE Edexcel Syllabus Brendon Gallacher Lucozade Yellow See also Twice Through the Heart – opera with libretto by Kay. References External links Transcript of interview with Ramona Koval, The Book Show, ABC Radio National, 4 September 2008, recorded at Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2008 Poetry Archive: Jackie Kay Biography, bibliography, prizes and awards, critical review and related links Streamed poetry read by Jackie Kay Bibliography, prizes and awards Guardian article (01/2002) Books From Scotland interview (12/2005) Free Verse interview (2002/01) Bold Type interview Audio interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006.