Pao is the story of a young Chinese boy and his family who move to Jamaica escaping the revolution at home. The Costa award is one of the UK’s most prestigious and popular literary prizes and recognises some of the most enjoyable books of the year written by writers based in the UK and Ireland. To keep up to date on Kerry and other such Caribbean Talent do not hesitate to LIKE PLENTYTALENT Facebook page and support the cause.15th November the Costa Book Awards announced the shortlist for 2011, which includes Kerry Young’s new novel Pao.
Readings at the Jamaican High Commission and Caribbean Literary Salon Recently asked to chair the panel of judges for the 2014 SI Leeds Literary Prize – an award for unpublished fiction for Black and Asian women.Īppeared at literature festivals including the Bocas Litfest in TrinidadĬalabash International Literature Festival Jamaica, Kerry always dreamt of writing and she believes it is never too late to take the plunge. Kerry has written extensively on various aspects of the work including ‘The Art of Youth Work’ and other such journal articles. She has a Master’s degrees in organization development and creative writing, and a PhD. She also loves jazz and plays alto and tenor saxophone. Her interests include Tai Chi, weight lifting and golf. Kerry is a Buddhist in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh. ‘Pao’ was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and Commonwealth Book Prize and another of her successes ‘Gloria’ was published in 2013 Her first novel ‘Pao’ inspired by her love of Jamaica and her culture and was published by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury US in 2011.Īs an author she has drawn her inspiration from William Faulkner and Toni Morrison as well as the many more recent and new writers who continue to intrigue and enlighten her.
Kerry Young was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Chinese father and mother of mixed Chinese-African heritage.
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