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Liam Brown

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Liam Brown
Born (1983-04-26) 26 April 1983 (age 41)
Birmingham, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityEnglish
Period2013–present
GenreLiterary fiction
Notable worksEvergreens, Skin, Broadcast

Liam Brown (born 26 April 1983) is a British novelist. His debut novel, Real Monsters, was published in 2015[1] by Legend Press. His second novel, Wild Life,[2] was published in 2016 and his third, Broadcast,[3] was published in 2017. In 2019 his fourth novel, Skin, was shortlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize.[4] His fifth novel, Evergreens, was awarded the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year 2024 by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[5]

Early life and education

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Brown was born and grew up in Birmingham, England. After leaving school, he spent "five years working a series of increasingly dead-end jobs",[6] before attending the University of Greenwich. In 2010 he received the de Rohan Scholarship,[7] enabling him to study for an MA in creative writing at Oxford Brookes University.

Writing

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In 2013, Brown’s novel Fade To White was shortlisted for the 2013 Luke Bitmead Bursary.[8] Brown’s debut novel, Real Monsters, was published in 2015 by Legend Press. A short, sharp satire on the war on terror, author Ben Myers described Real Monsters as "a memorable and moving portrait of the futility of 21st century conflict".[9] His second novel Wild Life, "a compelling, chilling investigation into the dark instincts of masculinity",[10] was published in 2016, followed by Broadcast, a retelling of Faust,[citation needed] in 2017. His fourth novel, Skin,[11] was published in 2019, followed by Evergreens in 2023.

Works

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  • Real Monsters (Legend Press, 2015)
  • Wild Life (Legend Press, 2016)
  • Broadcast (Legend Press/Penguin Random House Australia, 2017)
  • Skin (Legend Press, 2019)
  • Evergreens (Legend Press, 2023)

References

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  1. ^ Real Monsters. ASIN 1910394564.
  2. ^ "New wild second novel from Liam Brown • Blog • Legend Business • Legend Times Group". www.legendtimesgroup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Broadcast by Liam Brown". Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ Sam Jordison (6 August 2019). "Not the Booker Prize 2019". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Awards 2024".
  6. ^ "Author Bio". Legend Press Website.
  7. ^ "Brookes alumnus to set 'Monsters' loose on public". Oxford Brookes Website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.
  8. ^ Joshua Farrington (8 November 2013). "Gatford named winner of Luke Bitmead Bursary". The Bookseller.
  9. ^ "Real Monsters". Legend Press.
  10. ^ "Wild Life, by Liam Brown". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Sam Jordison (6 August 2019). "Not the Booker Prize 2019". The Guardian.