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New: Lucy Caldwell
- Born
- Belfast, N Ireland
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Lucy Caldwell was born in Belfast in 1981. She studied English at Queen's College, Cambridge, and for an MA in Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmith's, University of London. She is the author of 2 novels: Where They…
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Updated: Peter Carey
- Born
- Australia
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Peter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh in Victoria, Australia, in 1943. He studied Science at Monash University, and wrote advertising copy to support himself during the early part of his literary career. Australian…
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Updated: Ciaran Carson
- Born
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Genres
- Young Adult, Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- , Granta Publications
Poet and novelist Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1948. After graduating from Queen's University, Belfast, he worked for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland until 1998. He won an Eric Gregory…
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Angela Carter
- Born
- Eastbourne, Sussex
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Angela Carter was born on the 7 May 1940. After reading English at Bristol University she spent two years living in Japan. She was was Fellow in Creative Writing at Sheffield University (1976), Visiting Professor in the…
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Updated: Miranda Carter
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Ltd
Miranda Carter, biographer, was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and Exeter College, Oxford. She worked as a publisher and journalist before beginning research on her biography of Anthony Blunt in 1994. She lives…
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Jim Cartwright
- Born
- Lancashire, England
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Jim Cartwright was born in Farnworth, Lancashire in 1958 and educated at Harper Green Secondary Modern School, Farnworth. His plays are consistently performed around the world, where they have won numerous awards, and…
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Updated: Anthony Cartwright
- Born
- Dudley, West Midlands
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Tindal Street Press
Anthony Cartwright was born in Dudley, West Midlands, in 1973. He studied English and American literature at the University of East Anglia, and taught first in East London and now in Nottinghamshire. His first novel,…
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Updated: Anne Cassidy
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Children
- Publisher
- Hodder Children's Books, Scholastic Ltd
Anne Cassidy was born in London in 1952, and worked for some years as a teacher, before becoming a full-time writer. She specializes in crime stories and thrillers for teenagers, and has written a series of East End…
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Russell Celyn Jones
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group, Seren Books
Russell Celyn Jones is a novelist, feature writer and critic. He was raised in South Wales and now lives in London. He has taught at universities in the US and South Africa, at the Universities of East Anglia and…
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Aidan Chambers
- Born
- Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
- Genres
- Children, Drama, Fiction
- Publisher
- Bodley Head, Thimble Press
Aidan Chambers was born in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham, in 1934. In 1953 after undergoing National Service, he trained to become a teacher and worked at Westcliff High School for Boys in Southend on Sea for 3…
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Vikram Chandra
- Born
- New Delhi, India
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Vikram Chandra was born in 1961 in New Delhi. He studied Film at Columbia University in New York and Creative Writing at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Houston, Texas. He teaches Creative Writing and…
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Updated: Amit Chaudhuri
- Born
- Calcutta, India
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK), Picador
Born in Calcutta, India, in 1962, Amit Chaudhuri was brought up in Bombay. He graduated from University College, London, and was a research student at Balliol College, Oxford. He was later Creative Arts Fellow at…
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Tracy Chevalier
- Born
- US
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Tracy Chevalier was born in 1962 and grew up in the US. She studied English at Oberlin College, Ohio and moved to England in 1984, where she has since lived. She worked as a Reference Book editor until 1993, after…
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Shirley Chew
- Born
- Unknown
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Shirley Chew is Professor of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Leeds. She was educated in Singapore and at Oxford. She is a former co-editor of The Journal of Commonwealth Literature…
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Updated: Emma Chichester Clark
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
Emma Chichester Clark was born in 1955 and studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She lived in Ireland until 1975. She has worked as a freelance…
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Lauren Child
- Born
- Wiltshire
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Orchard Books, Penguin Group (UK)
Lauren Child was born in 1967 and grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She studied Art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, after which she worked in a variety of jobs, including assistant to Damien…
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Caryl Churchill
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books Ltd
Playwright Caryl Churchill was born on 3 September 1938 in London and grew up in the Lake District and in Montreal. She was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where she read English. Downstairs, her first play, was…
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Kate Clanchy
- Born
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Picador
Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1965, poet Kate Clanchy was educated in Edinburgh and Oxford. She lived in London's East End for several years, before moving to Oxford where she now works as a teacher, journalist and…
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Polly Clark
- Born
- Toronto, Canada
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Polly Clark was born in Toronto, Canada in 1968 and was brought up in Cumbria, Lancashire and the Borders of Scotland. She has pursued a number of careers including zoo-keeping at Edinburgh Zoo and teaching English…
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Gillian Clarke
- Born
- Cardiff
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
Gillian Clarke was born in Cardiff, Wales, and now lives with her family on a smallholding in Ceredigion. She has written books for children, including The Animal Wall: and other poems (1999), Owain Glyn Dwr…
