Patricia Lockwood is an American poet, novelist, and essayist born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1982. She began her career writing poetry, with her collections earning recognition including her 2014 collection Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, which was named a New York Times Notable Book. Lockwood's prose work has achieved wider recognition and acclaim. Her 2017 memoir Priestdaddy won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her 2021 debut novel, No One Is Talking About This, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Dylan Thomas Prize, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary fiction. Beyond her own writing, Lockwood has been a contributing editor for the London Review of Books since 2019 and served as a judge for the 2026 Booker Prize.