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Ella Creamer

Jenni Fagan’s ‘visceral’ memoir of growing up in care wins Gordon Burn prize

Jenni Fagan.
‘There are a lot of kids out there being told they are less than everyone else’ … Jenni Fagan. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

A memoir about growing up in care has won this year’s Gordon Burn prize.

Jenni Fagan was revealed as the winner of the £10,000 award for her book Ootlin at a ceremony in Newcastle on Thursday evening.

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