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| name = Sam North |
| name = Sam North |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|30}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|30}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bury St Edmunds]], |
| birth_place = [[Bury St Edmunds]], Suffolk, United Kingdom |
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| occupation = Novelist, screenwriter, lecturer |
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| nationality = British |
| nationality = British |
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| awards = Somerset Maugham Prize |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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North's first novel, ''The Automatic Man'', won the [[Somerset Maugham Prize]]. His 2004 novel, ''The Unnumbered'', was longlisted for the [[Booker Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Man Booker Prize |url=https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/the-unnumbered}}</ref> North has written two books about writing, ''Five Analogies for Fiction Writing'' and ''The Instinctive Screenplay''. He works as a lecturer in creative writing at the [[University of Exeter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Sam North |url=https://english.exeter.ac.uk/staff/snorth/}}</ref> |
North's first novel, ''The Automatic Man'', won the [[Somerset Maugham Prize]]. His 2004 novel, ''The Unnumbered'', was longlisted for the [[Booker Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Man Booker Prize |date=5 April 2004 |url=https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/the-unnumbered}}</ref> North has written two books about writing, ''Five Analogies for Fiction Writing'' and ''The Instinctive Screenplay''. He works as a lecturer in creative writing at the [[University of Exeter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Sam North |url=https://english.exeter.ac.uk/staff/snorth/}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-North/e/B001JS5ZNO/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Sam North on Amazon] |
* [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-North/e/B001JS5ZNO/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Sam North on Amazon] |
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* [https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/english/staff/north/ Sam North at the University of Exeter] |
* [https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/english/staff/north/ Sam North at the University of Exeter] |
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 18 September 2023
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Sam North | |
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| Born | August 30, 1960 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, screenwriter, lecturer |
| Awards | Somerset Maugham Prize |
Sam North (born 30 August 1960) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Exeter.[1]
Early life[edit]
North was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom. He left school at 16 and worked as a groom, a motorcycle messenger, a runner on film sets, and on building sites.[2]
Career[edit]
North's first novel, The Automatic Man, won the Somerset Maugham Prize. His 2004 novel, The Unnumbered, was longlisted for the Booker Prize.[3] North has written two books about writing, Five Analogies for Fiction Writing and The Instinctive Screenplay. He works as a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Exeter.[4]
Works[edit]
- The Automatic Man (1989)
- The Unnumbered (2004)
- Five Analogies for Fiction Writing (2014)
- The Instinctive Screenplay (2017)
References[edit]
- ^ "University of Exeter".
- ^ "University of Exeter".
- ^ "Man Booker Prize". 5 April 2004.
- ^ "Professor Sam North".
External links[edit]
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