Yrsa Daley-Ward
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About
English novelist, author, and actress who is best recognized for her works in short fiction and poetry. She is known for her books On Snakes and Other Stories, Bone: A Collection of poetry, and the Terrible, a memoir based upon her life.
Before Fame
She started her career as a model in her twenties and worked for several brands such as Nike, Apple, and Top Shop. She started performing her spoken-word poetry shortly after and went on to release her first book On Snakes and Other Stories in 2013.
Trivia
In 2012, she was listed as one of the top-five female writers to watch by Company Magazine. Her work has reached hundreds of thousands of readers around the world. She has also performed at poem at the opening ceremony of COP26, which is the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. Her writing often focuses on the human condition, especially those we don't tend to speak on. In 2021, she dropped The How: Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself.
Family Life
She was born in Chorley, Northern England to a Jamaican mother and Nigerian father. She splits time between New York and London.
Associated With
She starred alongside Trevor Eve and Helen Baxendale in the 2011 television series Kidnap and Ransom.
