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Jeffrey Wainwright
- Born
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
Poet, critic and translator Professor Jeffrey Wainwright was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He taught at the University of Wales and in New York, and was Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing…
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Derek Walcott
- Born
- St Lucia
- Genres
- Drama, Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Derek Walcott won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. He has written many plays for stage and radio, including Dream on Monkey Mountain and Ti-Jean and his Brothers (both published in Dream on Monkey…
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Updated: Helen Walsh
- Born
- Warrington
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
Helen Walsh was born in Warrington in 1977. Her first novel, Brass, was published in 2004 and was as much a love letter to her hometown of Liverpool as it was a coming of age story. She wrote it from her mother’s…
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Minette Walters
- Born
- Hertfordshire
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Ltd
Minette Walters was born in Hertfordshire. She read French at Durham University and worked as sub-editor on a romantic fiction magazine before becoming a freelance writer for women's magazines. She has written many…
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Michelene Wandor
- Born
- Kent
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications, Arc Publications
Michelene Wandor is a playwright, poet, short story writer, critic and musician. Born in 1940, the daughter of Russian Jewish emigrés, she studied English at the University of Cambridge, and gained Masters degrees in…
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Sarah Wardle
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Sarah Wardle was born in London in 1969, and studied Classics at Oxford University and English at Sussex University. Her poems have been published in a variety of magazines, newspapers and anthologies, and broadcast on…
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Updated: Marina Warner
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Libretto, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Novelist, critic and cultural historian Marina Warner was born in London on 9 November 1946 to an English father and an Italian mother. She was educated in Cairo, Brussels and England, and read French and Italian…
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New: Tom Warner
- Born
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Tom Warner was born in 1979 in Nottinghamshire and lives in Norwich. He was a recipient of an Eric Gregory Award in 2001 and in the same year, was awarded an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. A…
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Updated: Alan Warner
- Born
- Oban, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Scottish novelist Alan Warner was born in 1964. Together with Irvine Welsh and A. L. Kennedy he is seen by many critics as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Scottish literature.He is the author…
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Updated: Sarah Waters
- Born
- Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Virago
Sarah Waters was born in 1966 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. She studied English Literature at the universities of Kent and Lancaster, after which she worked in bookshops and libraries, before returning to postgraduate…
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Updated: Cat Weatherill
- Born
- Liverpool
- Genres
- Storytelling, Children, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK), Gomer Press
Cat Weatherill was born and raised in Liverpool, and is part Irish, part Welsh. She is one of Europe's leading storytellers and also a bestselling children's author, with books translated into nine languages - the only…
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Chris Weedon
- Born
- Hamburg, Germany
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
Dr Chris Weedon was born in West Germany in 1952. She was educated at Southampton University and at the University of Birmingham, where she completed her PhD on 'Aspects of the Politics of Literature and Working-class…
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Fay Weldon
- Born
- Hamburg, Germany
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Children, Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Novelist, playwright and screenwriter Fay Weldon was born on 22 September 1931. She was brought up in New Zealand and returned to the United Kingdom when she was ten. She read Economics and Psychology at the University…
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Stanley Wells
- Born
- Hull
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Born in 1930, Stanley Wells is a renowned authority on Shakespeare and other writers of his time. He has published many books and articles on the subject and lectured all over the world. He gained his doctorate at the…
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Philip Wells
- Born
- Washington DC, USA
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
Philip Wells is a performance poet who performs in a huge variety of venues. He is Poet in Residence at The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital School and works with profoundly disabled children. He often collaborates with…
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Updated: Irvine Welsh
- Born
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Irvine Welsh was born in Edinburgh in 1958. He lived in London after leaving school, but returned to his native city where he worked in the Council's housing department. He gained a degree in computer science and…
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Updated: Louise Welsh
- Born
- Scotland
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
After studying history at Glasgow University, Louise Welsh established a second-hand bookshop, where she worked for many years. Her first novel, The Cutting Room, won several awards, including the 2002 Crime Writers’…
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Simonetta Wenkert
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Fiction, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Simonetta Wenkert was born in 1965 of Italian-Austrian parents. She studied at Durham University and has lived in Athens, Rome and Jerusalem, working as a translator of film scripts and a teacher. She translated Carlo…
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Timberlake Wertenbaker
- Born
- USA
- Genres
- Drama, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque country. She was Resident Writer for 'Shared Experience' (1983) and the Royal Court Theatre (1984-5).Her plays include New Anatomies, first staged at the ICA…
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Arnold Wesker
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Playwright Arnold Wesker was born on 24 May 1932 in Stepney in the East End of London. His father was a Russian-Jewish tailor and his mother was of Hungarian-Jewish extraction. He spent most of the Second World War in…
