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Updated: Neil Gaiman
- Born
- Hampshire
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire and brought up in Sussex. He currently divides his time between the UK and the US. As a young man, Gaiman first pursued journalism, and wrote several non-fiction books. His first…
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Patrick Gale
- Born
- Isle of Wight
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight in 1962, where his father was prison governor at Camp Hill prison. Later the family moved to London. He boarded at The Pilgrim's School, where he was a chorister, then went to…
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Damon Galgut
- Born
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
Damon Galgut is a playwright and novelist living in Cape Town. He was born in Pretoria in 1963 and studied drama at the University of Cape Town, writing his first novel, A Sinless Season (1984), when he was…
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Updated: Janice Galloway
- Born
- Saltcoats, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Libretto, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Janice Galloway’s first novel, The Trick is to Keep Breathing (1989), now widely regarded as a Scottish contemporary classic, was published in 1990 and won the MIND Book of the Year/Allen Lane Award. Her second…
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Jane Gardam
- Born
- Yorkshire, England
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Novelist Jane Gardam was born Jean Mary Pearson in Coatham, North Yorkshire on 11 July 1928. She was educated at Saltburn High School for Girls, and won a scholarship to the University of London where she read English…
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Jamila Gavin
- Born
- India
- Genres
- Children
- Publisher
- Egmont Books
Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India. She moved to England when she was 12 years old, and later studied music at Trinity College of Music, London. She then worked for the BBC, first in radio, then in television, as…
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Updated: Carlo Gébler
- Born
- Dublin
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
Carlo Gébler was born in Dublin in 1954 and brought up in London. He studied English at the University of York and the practice of film-making at the National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield. He is the son…
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Updated: Maggie Gee
- Born
- Poole, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Telegram Books
Novelist Maggie Gee was born in Poole, Dorset, and educated at state schools and Somerville College, Oxford where she completed two degrees in English. After working in publishing as an editor, she took a research job…
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Kadija George
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
- Publisher
Kadija George is a literary activist, editor and publisher. Of Sierra Leonean descent, she read West African studies at Birmingham University, then became a freelance journalist, specialising in black arts, black…
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Updated: Amitav Ghosh
- Born
- Calcutta, India
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- John Murray, Granta Publications
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956, and studied at Dehra Dun, New Delhi, Alexandria and Oxford. He was awarded a doctorate from Oxford University. He has written for many publications including The Hindu, The…
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Alan Gibbons
- Born
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Genres
- Children
- Publisher
- Orion, Barrington Stoke
Alan Gibbons was born in 1953 in Warrington, Cheshire, later moving with his family to Crewe. He was a school teacher for some time and now works as a full-time writer and independent educational consultant. He is also…
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Valerie Gillies
- Born
- Alberta, Canada
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Polygon
Valerie Gillies is the author of several poetry collections, including The Ringing Rock (1995), and, most recently, The Lightning Tree (2002). She teaches creative writing and has held writing fellowships throughout…
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Chrissie Gittins
- Born
- Lancashire
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Arc Publications
Chrissie Gittins was born in Lancashire and now lives in South London. She studied at Newcastle University and St Martin's School of Art and was originally an artist and teacher, before becoming a full-time…
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Lesley Glaister
- Born
- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Novelist Lesley Glaister was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England in 1956. She grew up in Suffolk, moving to Sheffield with her first husband, where she took a degree with the Open University. She was…
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Morris Gleitzman
- Born
- Lincolnshire
- Genres
- Children
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Morris Gleitzman was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, in 1953, moved to London, and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He studied journalism, and worked as a screenwriter for television comedy for ten years, becoming one of…
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Updated: Victoria Glendinning
- Born
- Sheffield, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
Biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist Victoria Glendinning was born in Sheffield, England on 23 April 1937. She was educated at Somerville College, Oxford, where she read Modern Languages, and worked as a…
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Julia Golding
- Born
- Ilford, Essex
- Genres
- Children
- Publisher
- Egmont Books, Oxford University Press
Julia Golding was born in 1969 and grew up near Epping Forest. She studied English at Cambridge University, then joined the Foreign Office and worked in Poland, before returning to Oxford University to study for a…
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Nadine Gordimer
- Born
- Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, Transvaal, South Africa in 1923. She has remained in South Africa, having lived in Johannesburg since 1948. She was educated at a convent school and spent a year at Witwaterstrand…
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New: Jon Gower
- Born
- Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Gomer Press
Jon Gower grew up in Llanelli, Wales and studied English at Cambridge University. A former BBC Wales' Arts and Media correspondent, Jon has been making documentary programmes for television and radio for over 30 years.…
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Caroline Graham
- Born
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing Ltd
Caroline Graham was born on 17 July 1931 in Warwickshire, England. She was a factory worker for three years after leaving school and from 1953-1955 served in the Royal Navy. She has also worked as an actress, stage…
