E. O. Higgins
E O Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Oliver Higgins |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Fiction Writer |
| Website | eohiggins.co.uk |
E O Higgins is a British fiction writer, podcaster and performer.
Biography
Higgins’ first novel Conversations with Spirits was published in 2014, by Unbound[1][2] and Penguin.[3][4]
Conversations with Spirits was shortlisted for Edinburgh International Book Festival’s ‘First Book Award’[5][6][7] the same year.
Whilst attending the Festival, Higgins debated ‘fiction that blurs reality with illusion’[8] with Canadian novelist Steven Galloway, and performed a ‘séance’≈[6] at the Guardian Spiegeltent,[9] in the guise of his comedy alter ego - ‘psychic thaumaturge’[6][10] - Laars Head.[11]
Higgins became a full member of the Crime Writers’ Association[12] in 2015.
As of 2017, Higgins has co-hosted the 'bad culture podcast' Hello Sh!te,[13] with Marc Green.
In August 2018, along with fellow novelists Patrick Kincaid and Paul Holbrook, Higgins founded the online, real-time film group The Film Crowd[14], to help raise awareness of people suffering from loneliness and social deprivation. The project has since garnered support - and ‘film curation’ - from actor and presenter Sir Tony Robinson, comedian, actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss, and author Jonathan Coe.
References
- ^ alister beasant (10 December 2013). "Conversations With Spirits". Unbound.
- ^ "The Bookseller's Rising Stars 2014 | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Conversations with Spirits". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ "Conversations with Spirits". randomhouse.co.uk.
- ^ "EO Higgins - Writers - Edinburgh International Book Festival". edbookfest.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "Interview with author of Conversations with Spirits E. O. Higgins - Books - The Skinny". theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ "Edinburgh Book Festival's Jura Unbound | Edinburgh Guide". www.edinburghguide.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Steven Galloway & E O Higgins". list.co.uk.
- ^ "EO Higgins | Writers | Edinburgh International Book Festival". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Gently enter Laars Head". Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ^ "Conversations With Spirits by E O Higgins, a Review". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Higgins, E. O. - The Crime Readers' Association". The Crime Readers' Association. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hello-shite/id1191100735?mt=2.
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