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'''Luke Williams''' (born 1977<ref name=foyles>[http://www.foyles.co.uk/Luke-Williams Luke Williams Author Page] Retrieved 2013-11-24</ref>) is a Scottish author, whose first novel ''[[The Echo Chamber]]'' won the 2011 [[Saltire Society]]'s [[Scottish First Book of the Year]] award.<ref>[http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2011/12/01/saltire-society-literary-awards-2011/ The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623090508/http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2011/12/01/saltire-society-literary-awards-2011/ |date=23 June 2017 }} Retrieved 2011-11-23.</ref> |
'''Luke Williams''' (born 1977<ref name=foyles>[http://www.foyles.co.uk/Luke-Williams Luke Williams Author Page] Retrieved 2013-11-24</ref>) is a Scottish author, whose first novel ''[[The Echo Chamber]]'' won the 2011 [[Saltire Society]]'s [[Scottish First Book of the Year]] award.<ref>[http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2011/12/01/saltire-society-literary-awards-2011/ The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623090508/http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2011/12/01/saltire-society-literary-awards-2011/ |date=23 June 2017 }} Retrieved 2011-11-23.</ref> He later co-wrote a book with [[Natasha Soobramanien]], ''[[Diego Garcia (novel)|Diego Garcia]]'', which won the [[Goldsmiths Prize]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diego Garcia |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize/prize2022/diego-garcia/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |language=en}}</ref> Williams teaches Creative Writing at [[Birkbeck, University of London|Birkbeck]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Luke Williams — Birkbeck, University of London |url=https://www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/8007279/luke-williams |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.bbk.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Revision as of 08:13, 13 November 2023
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] He later co-wrote a book with Natasha Soobramanien, Diego Garcia, which won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2022.[3] Williams teaches Creative Writing at Birkbeck.[4]
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.[5] 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
- ^ a b c Luke Williams Author Page Retrieved 2013-11-24
- ^ The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011 Archived 23 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "Diego Garcia". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Mr Luke Williams — Birkbeck, University of London". www.bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Interview: Luke Williams on The Echo Chamber from the Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 5 Dec 2013
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