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Terry Eagleton
- Born
- Salford, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing, Oxford University Press
Professor Terry Eagleton, Chair within the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, began his academic life as a Victorianist, and is still interested in the history and literature of the…
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David Edgar
- Born
- Birmingham, England
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books Ltd
Playwright David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His…
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New: Esi Edugyan
- Born
- Alberta, Canada
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail, Thomas Allen & Son
Esi Edugyan was born to Ghanaian parents in Alberta, Canada, and raised in Canada. Her work first appeared in anthologies and she is the author of two novels. Her first novel, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne (2005),…
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New: Yvvette Edwards
- Born
- Barnet, London
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
Yvvette Edwards was born in Barnet and grew up in Hackney, London. She has worked for some time in housing, care and benefits. Her first novel, A Cupboard Full of Coats, was published in 2011 and is set in London. It…
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Zena Edwards
- Born
- Hackney, London
- Genres
- Poetry, Drama, Short Stories
- Publisher
Zena Edwards is a poet and performer who uses song, movement and global influences as a jump-off for her words. She defines the fusion of poetry and music by including traditional African-instrumentation (the Kalimba…
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Updated: Susan Elderkin
- Born
- Leatherhead, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Susan Elderkin was born in 1968 and grew up in Leatherhead, Surrey. She studied English at Cambridge University and later, Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia with tutors Malcolm Bradbury and Rose…
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Menna Elfyn
- Born
- Wales
- Genres
- Drama, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Libretto, Poetry
- Publisher
- Gomer Press, Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Menna Elfyn was born in 1951 near Swansea, Wales and is know first and foremost as a poet. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of Academi Gymreig, and has been Writing Director of the MA…
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Inua Ellams
- Born
- Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- flipped eye, Oberon Books
Inua Ellams was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to the UK as a child. He is a poet, performer, playwright, graphic artist and designer. He started performing in cafes in 2003 and has since worked in venues which…
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Lucy Ellmann
- Born
- Evaston, Illinois, USA
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Novelist Lucy Ellmann was born on 18 October 1956 in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of biographer Richard Ellmann and writer Mary Ellmann (née Donahue). She moved to England at the age of 13 and was educated at…
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Margaret Elphinstone
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
Margaret Elphinstone was born in 1948 in Kent, and educated at Queen's College, London and the University of Durham. She is Professor of Writing at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where her main areas of…
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Updated: Buchi Emecheta
- Born
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Publishers
Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta was born to Ibo parents in Lagos on 21 July 1944. She moved to Britain in 1960, where she worked as a librarian and became a student at London University in 1970, reading Sociology. She…
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New: Tan Twan Eng
- Born
- Penang, Malaysia
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Myrmidon Books, Canongate Books Ltd
Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang in 1972 and grew up in Malaysia. He worked as an intellectual property lawyer in Kuala Lumpur. He is the author of two novels, The Gift of Rain (2007), set in Penang before and during…
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Lucy English
- Born
- Sri Lanka
- Genres
- Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Lucy English was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in England. She studied English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia, and later obtained an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. She…
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Updated: Anne Enright
- Born
- Dublin, Ireland
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Anne Enright was born in Dublin in 1962, studied English and Philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and went on to study for an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. She is a former RTE television…
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Bernardine Evaristo
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Bernardine Evaristo was born in London to an English mother and Nigerian father. The fourth of eight siblings, she was raised in Woolwich, South London, and originally trained as an actress and worked in theatre.…
