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Updated: Helon Habila
- Born
- Nigeria
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Poet and prose fiction writer Helon Habila studied Literature at the University of Jos and lectured for three years at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, before going to Lagos to write for Hints Magazine. Extracts from…
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Mark Haddon
- Born
- Northampton
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Graphic novels / Illustration, Drama
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Mark Haddon was born in Northampton in 1962. He graduated from Oxford University in 1981, returning later to study for an M.Sc. in English Literature at Edinburgh University. He then undertook a variety of jobs,…
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Jen Hadfield
- Born
- Cheshire
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Jen Hadfield was born in Cheshire in 1978, and studied English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She was later awarded an M Litt (Distinction) from the Universities of Glasgow and…
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Tessa Hadley
- Born
- Bristol
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd, Vintage
Tessa Hadley lives in Cardiff and teaches Literature and Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, her special interests including Jane Austen, Henry James, Jean Rhys and Elizabeth Bowen. She reviews regularly for the…
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Ben Haggarty
- Born
- England
- Genres
- Storytelling
- Publisher
Ben Haggarty became a professional performance storyteller in 1981, having first worked as an 'image maker' with Welfare State International Theatre, then as a Theatre Director. He has performed all over the world,…
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Matt Haig
- Born
- Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Genres
- Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd, Bodley Head
Matt Haig was born in 1975 in Sheffield, and grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire. He studied at Hull University and Leeds University and currently lives in York. After running his own internet marketing company and…
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Lee Hall
- Born
- Newcastle, England
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Playwright Lee Hall was born in Newcastle in 1966. His acclaimed play Spoonface Steinberg (1997), a monologue for a nine-year-old autistic girl dying of cancer, was first broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in 1997. He…
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Updated: Sarah Hall
- Born
- Carlisle, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria in 1974. She took a degree in English and Art History at Aberystwyth University, and began to take writing seriously from the age of twenty, first as a poet, several of her poems…
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New: Steven Hall
- Born
- Glossop, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
Steven Hall was born in Derbyshire in 1975. His first novel, The Raw Shark Texts, won the Borders Original Voices Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The book has been…
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Mohsin Hamid
- Born
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Mohsin Hamid was born in 1971 in Lahore, Pakistan, and moved to the US at the age of 18 to study at Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He then worked as a management consultant in New York, and later as a…
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Christopher Hampton
- Born
- Portugal
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Christopher Hampton is a playwright, screenwriter, director and producer. Born in 1946 in Portugal, he spent his childhood in Aden, Egypt and Zanzibar, then studied French and German at Oxford University. He was the…
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Sophie Hannah
- Born
- Manchester, England
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd, Hodder & Stoughton
Sophie Hannah is a bestselling crime fiction writer and poet. Her psychological thrillers Little Face (2006), Hurting Distance (2007) and The Point of Rescue (2008) have sold 300,000 copies in the UK, and are…
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David Hare
- Born
- Bexhill, East Sussex, England
- Genres
- Drama, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Playwright Sir David Hare was born in Bexhill, East Sussex, England on 5 June 1947, and was educated at Lancing College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He co-founded Portable Theatre Company, acting, directing and writing…
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Robert Harris
- Born
- Nottingham
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Hutchinson Books Ltd
Robert Harris was born in Nottingham in 1957, later studying English at Cambridge University. He was a TV correspondent for the BBC and has also worked as a columnist for the London Sunday Times and the Daily…
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Wilson Harris
- Born
- Guyana
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Born in Guyana in 1921, and studying at Queen’s College, Georgetown, Guyana, Wilson Harris became a government surveyor, before taking up a career as lecturer and writer. The knowledge of the savannas and rain…
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Tony Harrison
- Born
- Leeds, England
- Genres
- Poetry, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd, Penguin Group (UK)
Tony Harrison is Britain's leading film and theatre poet. He has written for the National Theatre in London, the New York Metropolitan Opera and for the BBC and Channel 4 television. He was born in Leeds, England in…
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David Harrower
- Born
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Genres
- Drama, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Playwright David Harrower was born in Edinburgh in 1966. His first play, Knives in Hens (1997), was first produced at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1995. He is also the author of the plays Kill the Old…
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Updated: David Harsent
- Born
- Devonshire
- Genres
- Poetry, Libretto, Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
David Harsent was born in 1942 in Devonshire. He has published several collections of poetry, including A Bird's Idea of Flight (1998), and Marriage (2002), both shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize (Best Poetry…
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Sonya Hartnett
- Born
- Melbourne, Australia
- Genres
- Fiction,
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
Sonya Hartnett was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1968. Her first book, Trouble All the Way (1984), was published when she was just 15 years old, and since then she has written many more books of fiction.Her…
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New: Samantha Harvey
- Born
- Kent
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Samantha Harvey was born in Kent in 1975. She studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and also has a postgraduate degree in Philosophy. Her first book, The Wilderness (2009), tells the story of…
