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New: Simon Barraclough
- Born
- Huddersfield
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing Ltd
Simon Barraclough was born and raised in Huddersfield and studied at the Universities of Nottingham and Sussex. He is a freelance writer in creative and technical fields and lives in London. He is published widely in…
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Updated: Sebastian Barry
- Born
- Dublin
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Sebastian Barry was born on 5 July 1955 in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His academic posts include Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa (1984) and Writer Fellow at Trinity College,…
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Desmond Barry
- Born
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Desmond Barry was born and brought up in Wales and studied History at University College, London, after which he taught English in Italy. In the mid-1980s he moved to the USA and lived there for 16 years. He has an…
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Neil Bartlett
- Born
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
Neil Bartlett was born in 1958 in Hertfordshire, and is a writer, playwright, translator, performer and director. He is the author of novels Mr. Clive and Mr. Page (1996), shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel…
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Susan Bassnett
- Born
- England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan
Susan Bassnett is Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Warwick and Professor in the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, which she founded in the 1980s. She was educated in several European…
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Jonathan Bate
- Born
- Sevenoaks, Kent
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Jonathan Bate was born in 1958 and is a leading Shakespeare scholar. He studied at Cambridge University, where he was a Fellow of Trinity Hall. From 1991 to 2003 he was King Alfred Professor of English Literature at…
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Bella Bathurst
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Bella Bathurst is a fiction and non-fiction writer, and photographer, born in London and living in Scotland. Her journalism has also appeared in a variety of major publications, including the Washington Post and…
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Stephen Baxter
- Born
- Liverpool
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Orion
Stephen Baxter was born in Liverpool in 1957 and studied maths at Cambridge University and engineering at Southampton University. He became a teacher of mathematics and physics, and worked in information technology for…
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Francesca Beard
- Born
- Kuala Lumpar
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
Francesca Beard was born in Malaysia and lives in London. She has been described as ‘spine-tingling’ (The Independent) and ‘The Queen of British Performance Poetry (Metro) and has performed and run workshops…
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New: Ned Beauman
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Ned Beauman was born in London. His debut novel, Boxer, Beetle, won the Goldberg Prize for Outstanding Debut Fiction and the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Fiction Book. His second novel, The Teleportation Accident,…
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Gillian Beer
- Born
- Bookham, Surrey
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
Gillian Beer is King Edward VII Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and former President of Clare Hall College. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature and is a…
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Ronan Bennett
- Born
- Belfast
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Ronan Bennett was born on 14 January 1956 in Belfast, Ireland. He was educated at King's College, London, and was a research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research in London from 1986-7.His first novel, The…
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Alan Bennett
- Born
- Leeds, Yorkshire
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd, Profile Books
Alan Bennett was born in 1934 in Leeds. He studied at Exeter College, Oxford, then after a period of National Service, became a lecturer for a short time at Oxford University. He co-wrote and starred in Beyond the…
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Patrick Benson
- Born
- Hampshire
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc, Walker Books Ltd
Patrick Benson was born in 1956 and was educated at Eton. He studied classical drawing in Florence, and continued studying Art at Chelsea Art School and St Martin's School of Art. He worked for a while in the fashion…
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New: Ursula Bentley
- Born
- Sheffield, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd, Sceptre
Ursula Bentley was born in Sheffield on 18 September 1945. Her mother died a few hours after giving birth and she was raised by her grandparents in Surrey, along with her brothers Chris, who died as a young adult, and…
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Richard Berengarten
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing Ltd
Poet Richard Berengarten (formerly Burns) was born in London in 1943 into a family of musicians. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and University College London. He has lived in Italy, Greece, the USA…
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Updated: Steven Berkoff
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Writer, theatre director and actor Steven Berkoff was born in 1937 in Stepney, East London. Educated at the Raines Foundation Grammar School, he trained to be an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, and later…
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Updated: James Berry
- Born
- Jamaica
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd, Pan Macmillan Ltd
James Berry was born in 1924 in Jamaica and after working in the US for a time, settled in Britain in 1948. He is a poet and author of several books for adults and for children. His adult poetry collections are:…
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New: Emily Berry
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Emily Berry was born in London and was the winner of an Eric Gregory Award in 2008. She studied for an MA in English Literature at Leeds University and an MA in Creative Writing at Goldmisths, University of London. Her…
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Julie Bertagna
- Born
- Ayrshire, Scotland
- Genres
- Children,
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Ltd, Egmont Books
Julie Bertagna writes for children and young adults. She was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and studied English Language and Literature at Glasgow University. She then became editor of a small magazine, a teacher, and a…
