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'''Neil Nixon''' (born [[Workington]], [[England]]), is an [[author]], [[journalist]] and [[academic]]. He has combined a career in [[education]] with writing books, articles, scripts and comedy material. Nixon’s published works include titles on [[the paranormal]], [[popular music]], [[football]] and two novels published under the name of [[Stanley Manly]]. In 1999 he founded the UK’s first full-time higher educational course in [[Professional Writing]]. Nixon’s scripts include material for television and radio. His radio play Mr Lennon, broadcast in 2001, was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Single Drama. The play imagines the life of [[John Lennon]] if [[The Beatles]] had failed to secure a record deal. |
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'''Neil Nixon''' (born [[Workington]], [[England]]), is an [[author]], [[journalist]] |
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and [[academic]]. He has combined a career in [[education]] with writing |
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books, articles, scripts and comedy material. Nixon’s published |
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works include titles on [[the paranormal]], [[popular music]], [[football]] and two |
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novels published under the name of [[Stanley Manly]]. In 1999 he founded |
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the UK’s first full-time higher educational course in [[Professional Writing]]. Nixon’s scripts |
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include material for television and radio. His radio play Mr Lennon, broadcast in 2001, was nominated |
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for a Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Single Drama. The play imagines the life of |
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[[John Lennon]] if [[The Beatles]] had failed to secure a record deal. |
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Nixon was a regular contributor to the ‘‘Fortean Studies’’ series of books produced by Fortean |
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Times magazine, offering a series of essentially sceptical papers exploring UFOlogy from the |
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perspective of social science. In this regard Nixon’s perspective in notably sympathetic, his paper in |
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‘‘Fortean Studies Volume 6’’ being called “They’re Not all Lunatics on the Fringe” examined the |
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meaning and fulfilment experienced by members of UFO cults. His book ‘‘UFOs’’ contained a chapter |
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called “Astounding Tales,’’ citing four cases, including [[1976 Tehran UFO incident]] as a challenge to |
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all UFO scepticism. <ref>Moore, Steve `Fortean Studies Volume 6` (John Brown, 1999)</ref> <ref>Nixon, Neil `Pocket Essential: UFOs` (Pocket Essentials, 2002)</ref> |
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Nixon’s comedy and fiction writing has included material for most the UK’s leading adult humour |
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comics including [[Viz (comics)]], [[Gas (comics)]], [[Brain Damage (comics)]] and [[Poot! (comics)]] as |
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well as journalism and two novels under the name of [[Stanley Manly]]. The first of these, Raiders of |
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the Low Forehead (1999) formed part of the launch offer of [[Attack!! Books]], the Spank the |
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Monkey website noting: “It's less of a novel than a series of sketches with the slightest of narrative |
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threads holding them together: all short punchy chapters, full of crap puns, relentless internal |
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rhymes and blatantly obvious storytelling. (After the book's 14th sex scene, Vince and Sharon discuss |
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the meaning of the word "gratuitous".)”<ref>[http://www.gleeson0.demon.co.uk/attack.htm]</ref> The subsequent Workington Dynamo (2008) follows a more |
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formal novel structure, the 3AM Literary Review noting: “a hetero love story for a grrl as well |
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as the soccer club, and his wimmin are a violent counter blast to the rich, thin tory-sucking |
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anti-feminists that currently seem to think that fat poor people shouldn’t be allowed to live. |
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Young Dougie Grimton is after his cousin Kerry and the result is a sweet but tangy element |
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amidst the picaresque madness.”<ref>[http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-peoples-republic-of-workington/]</ref> |
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In 1999 Nixon led the developments for the UK’s first full-time higher education course in |
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Nixon was a regular contributor to the ‘‘Fortean Studies’’ series of books produced by Fortean Times magazine, offering a series of essentially sceptical papers exploring UFOlogy from the perspective of social science. In this regard Nixon’s perspective in notably sympathetic, his paper in ‘‘Fortean Studies Volume 6’’ being called “They’re Not all Lunatics on the Fringe” examined the meaning and fulfilment experienced by members of UFO cults. His book ‘‘UFOs’’ contained a chapter called “Astounding Tales,’’ citing four cases, including [[1976 Tehran UFO incident]] as a challenge to all UFO scepticism. <ref>Moore, Steve `Fortean Studies Volume 6` (John Brown, 1999)</ref><ref>Nixon, Neil `Pocket Essential: UFOs` (Pocket Essentials, 2002)</ref> |
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Nixon’s comedy and fiction writing has included material for most the UK’s leading adult humour comics including [[Viz (comics)]], [[Gas (comics)]], [[Brain Damage (comics)]] and [[Poot! (comics)]] as well as journalism and two novels under the name of [[Stanley Manly]]. The first of these, Raiders of the Low Forehead (1999) formed part of the launch offer of [[Attack!! Books]], the Spank the Monkey website noting: “It's less of a novel than a series of sketches with the slightest of narrative threads holding them together: all short punchy chapters, full of crap puns, relentless internal rhymes and blatantly obvious storytelling. (After the book's 14th sex scene, Vince and Sharon discuss the meaning of the word "gratuitous".)”<ref>[http://www.gleeson0.demon.co.uk/attack.htm]</ref> The subsequent Workington Dynamo (2008) follows a more formal novel structure, the 3AM Literary Review noting: “a hetero love story for a grrl as well as the soccer club, and his wimmin are a violent counter blast to the rich, thin tory-sucking anti-feminists that currently seem to think that fat poor people shouldn’t be allowed to live. Young Dougie Grimton is after his cousin Kerry and the result is a sweet but tangy element amidst the picaresque madness.”<ref>[http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-peoples-republic-of-workington/]</ref> |
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Neil Nixon (born Workington, England), is an author, journalist and academic. He has combined a career in education with writing books, articles, scripts and comedy material. Nixon’s published works include titles on the paranormal, popular music, football and two novels published under the name of Stanley Manly. In 1999 he founded the UK’s first full-time higher educational course in Professional Writing. Nixon’s scripts include material for television and radio. His radio play Mr Lennon, broadcast in 2001, was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Single Drama. The play imagines the life of John Lennon if The Beatles had failed to secure a record deal.
Nixon was a regular contributor to the ‘‘Fortean Studies’’ series of books produced by Fortean Times magazine, offering a series of essentially sceptical papers exploring UFOlogy from the perspective of social science. In this regard Nixon’s perspective in notably sympathetic, his paper in ‘‘Fortean Studies Volume 6’’ being called “They’re Not all Lunatics on the Fringe” examined the meaning and fulfilment experienced by members of UFO cults. His book ‘‘UFOs’’ contained a chapter called “Astounding Tales,’’ citing four cases, including 1976 Tehran UFO incident as a challenge to all UFO scepticism. [1][2]
Nixon’s comedy and fiction writing has included material for most the UK’s leading adult humour comics including Viz (comics), Gas (comics), Brain Damage (comics) and Poot! (comics) as well as journalism and two novels under the name of Stanley Manly. The first of these, Raiders of the Low Forehead (1999) formed part of the launch offer of Attack!! Books, the Spank the Monkey website noting: “It's less of a novel than a series of sketches with the slightest of narrative threads holding them together: all short punchy chapters, full of crap puns, relentless internal rhymes and blatantly obvious storytelling. (After the book's 14th sex scene, Vince and Sharon discuss the meaning of the word "gratuitous".)”[3] The subsequent Workington Dynamo (2008) follows a more formal novel structure, the 3AM Literary Review noting: “a hetero love story for a grrl as well as the soccer club, and his wimmin are a violent counter blast to the rich, thin tory-sucking anti-feminists that currently seem to think that fat poor people shouldn’t be allowed to live. Young Dougie Grimton is after his cousin Kerry and the result is a sweet but tangy element amidst the picaresque madness.”[4]
In 1999 Nixon led the developments for the UK’s first full-time higher education course in Professional Writing, a programme he continues to lead. [5]
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