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Luke Williams (author)

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Luke Williams (born 1977[1]) is a Scottish author, whose first novel The Echo Chamber won the 2011 Saltire Society's Scottish First Book of the Year award.[2]

Life

Williams grew up in Fife and divides his time between London and Edinburgh.[1] He studied history at the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews.[3] He completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was taught by W. G. Sebald, who influenced him greatly; Williams contributing a chapter to Saturn's Moons: A W.G. Sebald Handbook.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Luke Williams Author Page Retrieved 2013-11-24
  2. ^ The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011 Archived 23 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  3. ^ Interview: Luke Williams on The Echo Chamber from the Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 5 Dec 2013