Maureen Duffy

Maureen Duffy
Born
Maureen Patricia Duffy

(1933-10-21) 21 October 1933
Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
EducationKing's College London
OccupationsNovelist, poet, playwright, nonfiction author, activist
AwardsRSL Pioneer Prize
Websitehmaureenduffy.co.uk

Maureen Patricia Duffy (born 21 October 1933) is an English poet, playwright, novelist and non-fiction author. Long an activist covering such issues as gay rights and animal rights, she campaigns especially on behalf of authors. She has received the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature for her lifelong writings. In 2025, she was announced as the inaugural winner of the RSL Pioneer Prize, founded by Bernardine Evaristo, to be awarded to a different woman writer aged over 60 every year for ten years.

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