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Ruth Padel
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Ruth Padel was born in London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Zoological Society of London. She wrote a PhD on Greek tragedy at Oxford University, taught Greek at Oxford, Cambridge and…
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Louise Page
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Playwright, novelist and journalist Louise Page was born in London, in 1955. She was educated at the University of Birmingham, where she studied Drama and Theatre Arts. In 1979 she became Yorkshire Television's Fellow…
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Janet Paisley
- Born
- Ilford, Essex
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Drama
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
Writer, poet and playwright Janet Paisley writes for stage, television, radio and screen. She was a member of the Working Party for a Scottish National Theatre, the SAC Scots Language Synergy, and is on the Cross Party…
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David Park
- Born
- Belfast
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
David Park was born in Belfast in 1953, and now lives in County Down, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Queen's University Belfast and has had a distinguished career in secondary education, in particular contributing…
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes
- Born
- Lincolnshire
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd, the tall-lighthouse
Nii Ayikwei Parkes is a writer of poetry, prose and articles, and has published 3 poetry chapbooks: eyes of a boy, lips of a man (1999); M is for Madrigal (2004), a selection of seven jazz poems; and shorter (2005),…
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Updated: Tim Parks
- Born
- Manchester, England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd
Tim Parks was born in Manchester, England in 1954, spent his adolescence in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard Universities. In 1981 he and his Italian wife moved to Verona in northern Italy where he still…
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Updated: Don Paterson
- Born
- Dundee, Scotland
- Genres
- Poetry, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Poet, writer and musician Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1990 and his poem 'A Private Bottling' won the Arvon Foundation International Poetry Competition in 1993. He…
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Brian Patten
- Born
- Liverpool
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Brian Patten made his name in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool Poets, alongside Adrian Henri and Roger McGough. Their main aim was to make poetry immediate and accessible for their audience, and their joint anthology,…
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Glenn Patterson
- Born
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Glenn Patterson was born in Belfast in 1961 and studied on the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia taught by Malcolm Bradbury. He returned to Northern Ireland in 1988 and was Writer in the Community…
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Tom Paulin
- Born
- Yorkshire, England
- Genres
- Poetry, Non-Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 25 January 1949, poet, critic and playwright Tom (Thomas Neilson) Paulin was raised in Belfast in Northern Ireland where his father was the headmaster of a grammar school, and his mother was…
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Michelle Paver
- Born
- Malawi
- Genres
- Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Orion
Michelle Paver was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in 1960 and moved to England in 1963. She studied biochemistry at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and later qualified as a solicitor, before taking up writing. Her first…
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Updated: David Peace
- Born
- Ossett, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
David Peace was born in 1967 and grew up in Ossett, near Wakefield. He left Manchester Polytechnic in 1991, and went to Istanbul to teach English. In 1994 he took up a teaching post in Tokyo and now lives there with…
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Updated: Tim Pears
- Born
- Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Tim Pears was born in Tonbridge Wells, Kent, on 15 November 1956. He graduated from the National Film and Television School in 1993. His first novel, In the Place of Fallen Leaves (1993), won both the Hawthornden Prize…
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New: Luke Pearson
- Born
- Stockton, England
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Nobrow Ltd.
Luke Pearson is a freelance illustrator and comic book artist. Clients he has worked for include Nobrow Press, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Channel 4, Preloaded, Wired, Radiolab, Gosh! Comics, Weezer, Margaret…
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Mal Peet
- Born
- Norfolk
- Genres
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
Mal Peet grew up in North Norfolk, and studied English and American Studies at the University of Warwick. Later he moved to south west England and worked at a variety of jobs before turning full-time to writing and…
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Mario Petrucci
- Born
- Lambeth
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Libretto
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press
Originally a Natural Sciences graduate with a PhD in optoelectronics, Mario Petrucci works as a freelance creative writing tutor, broadcaster and educator. He co-founded the award-winning collaborative performance…
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Updated: Caryl Phillips
- Born
- Basseterre, St Kitts
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd
Caryl Phillips was born on 13 March 1958 on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. He grew up in Leeds, England, and read English at Queen's College, Oxford. He is the author of six novels, several books of non-fiction and…
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Mike Phillips
- Born
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Writer Mike Phillips was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He came to Britain as a child and grew up in London. He was educated at the University of London and the University of Essex, and gained a Postgraduate Certificate of…
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Woodrow Phoenix
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions
Woodrow Phoenix is a writer, artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in London. He is known for his free-wheeling experimentation with illustrative and graphic styles, with message-driven pictures offering up an…
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Katherine Pierpoint
- Born
- Northampton
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Katherine Pierpoint was born in Northampton in 1961. She studied languages at Exeter University, then worked in publishing and television before becoming a full-time writer, editor and poetry translator. In 1993 she…
