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Simon Armitage
- Born
- Huddersfield, England
- Genres
- Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd, Viking
Poet and novelist Simon Armitage was born in 1963 in Huddersfield, England. After studying Geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic, he worked with young offenders before gaining a postgraduate qualification in social work…
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Ronda Armitage
- Born
- New Zealand
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Scholastic Ltd
Ronda Armitage was born in New Zealand. She is the author of many books for children, including the well-loved Lighthouse Keeper series of stories, which tell of the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Grinling and their…
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Updated: Jake Arnott
- Born
- New Zealand
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Jake Arnott was born in Buckinghamshire, England in 1961. His novel, The Long Firm, the story of the charismatic gangster Harry Starks, was published in 1999 to critical acclaim and commercial success and was…
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Sherry Ashworth
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction,
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishers
Sherry Ashworth was born in 1953 and grew up in London, studying English Literature at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and Medieval Studies at the University of York. In 1977 she moved to Manchester, and taught English in…
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Nadeem Aslam
- Born
- Pakistan
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Nadeem Aslam was born in Pakistan in 1966 and moved to the UK as a teenager, his family settling in Huddersfield. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Manchester, but left to become a writer. His first novel,…
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Updated: Kate Atkinson
- Born
- York, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Doubleday (UK)
Kate Atkinson was born in York in 1951 and studied English Literature at Dundee University. After graduating in 1974, she researched a postgraduate doctorate on American Literature. She later taught at Dundee and began…
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Updated: Margaret Atwood
- Born
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1939. She is the daughter of a forest entomologist, and spent part of her early years in the bush of North Quebec. She moved, at the age of seven, to Toronto. She studied…
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Tash Aw
- Born
- Taiwan
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Tash Aw was born in Taiwan to Malaysian parents and grew up in Kuala Lumpar. He moved to England in his teens, and studied Law at the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick. He moved to London and undertook various jobs,…
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Alan Ayckbourn
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Sir Alan Ayckbourn was born in London in 1939, and has worked in theatre all his life. He has undertaken various roles including actor, writer and director, encouraged by his mentor Stephen Joseph, who founded the…
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Trezza Azzopardi
- Born
- Cardiff, Wales
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Trezza Azzopardi was born in Cardiff. She studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and is currently a lecturer there. Her acclaimed first novel, The Hiding Place (2000), is the story of a Maltese family…
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Paul Bailey
- Born
- Unknown
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Fourth Estate
Writer and broadcaster Paul Bailey was born on 16 February 1937. He won a scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1953 and worked as an actor between 1956 and 1964. He became a freelance writer in…
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Rajeev Balasubramanyam
- Born
- Lancaster
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Rajeev Balasubramanyam was born in 1974 in Lancashire, and originates from Southern India. He is a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He has had short stories published in a variety of anthologies, including…
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Iain Bamforth
- Born
- Bishop's Stortford
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
Iain Bamforth was born in 1959 into a Plymouth Brethren family and grew up in Glasgow, where he attended the university. A poet, doctor and scientific translator, he now lives and runs his own practice in…
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Biyi Bandele
- Born
- Nigeria
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Biyi Bandele was born in Nigeria in 1967, and now lives in London. He has written several plays, and worked with the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as writing radio drama and screenplays for…
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Updated: Iain Banks
- Born
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group, Orbit
Iain Banks was born in Dunfermline, Fife, in Scotland in 1954 and was educated at Stirling University where he read English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. He moved to London and lived in the south of England…
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Updated: John Banville
- Born
- Wexford, Ireland
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Irish novelist John Banville was born in Wexford in Ireland in 1945. He was educated at a Christian Brothers' school and St Peter's College in Wexford. He worked for Aer Lingus in Dublin, an opportunity that enabled…
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Updated: Nicola Barker
- Born
- Ely, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Nicola Barker was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, in 1966. She spent part of her life in South Africa but returned to England when she was 14. She was educated at King's College, Cambridge. She is the author of two…
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Updated: Pat Barker
- Born
- Thornaby-on-Tees, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Novelist Pat Barker was born in Thornaby-on-Tees in Yorkshire, England, on 8 May 1943. She was educated at the London School of Economics, where she read International History, and at Durham University. She taught…
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Nick Barlay
- Born
- Thornaby-on-Tees, England
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Nick Barlay is the author of three novels: Curvy Lovebox (1997); Crumple Zone (2000); and Hooky Gear (2001). Together they form a loose trilogy of urban tales that map out the underbelly of contemporary…
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Updated: Julian Barnes
- Born
- Leicester, England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Novelist Julian Barnes was born in Leicester on 19 January 1946 and was educated at the City of London School and Magdalen College, Oxford. After working as a lexicographer on the Oxford English Dictionary, he began a…
