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Graeme John Shimmin[1] (born 24 September 1967),[2] is a British science-fiction novelist and blogger.
Graeme Shimmin | |
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| Born | 24 September 1967 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | (2013–present) |
| Genre | Science fiction/Alternate history |
| Website | |
| graemeshimmin | |
Early life edit
Shimmin was born in Manchester, UK. He attended Hazel Grove High School and studied Physics at Durham University before working in IT for fifteen years.[3][4] He then completed a Creative Writing MA at Manchester Metropolitan University.[5]
Career edit
Shimmin has released one novel through Transworld Publishers - A Kill in the Morning, an alternate history/sci-fi thriller set in an 1955 alternate Britain and Europe after the death of Winston Churchill in 1941.[6] The novel received mixed reviews from Booklist,[7] Publishers Weekly,[8] SFX Magazine[9] and Interzone,[10] and Stephen Baxter endorsed it as "A terrific debut".[11]
The novel, which Shimmin started whilst doing an MA at Manchester Metropolitan University,[12] was shortlisted for the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award in 2013[13] and won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year 2013.[14]
In 2014, Shimmin's blog was shortlisted for the Blog North Awards, which are part of the Manchester Literature Festival, in the Arts and Culture section[15] He has also had articles re-posted on Huffington Post,[16] Forbes,[17] and Slate.[18]
Influences edit
Shimmin has said that his influences include Robert Harris, Alistair MacLean, and Len Deighton.[19] Maxim Jakubowski has described Shimmin's influences as Ian Fleming, and Geoffrey Household.
Bibliography edit
- A Kill in the Morning (June 2014 – ISBN 978 0 59307 353 7 [UK], Transworld)
References edit
- ^ "BSc". University of Durham Congregation (28 June 9:10am). Durham: Durham University: 6. 1989.
- ^ "Graeme Shimmin". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
- ^ "About Me". Graeme Shimmin.
- ^ "Civilian Reader interview with Graeme Shimmin". Civilian Reader. 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Published Students". Manchester Writing School. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Graeme Shimmin". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- ^ "Booklist". Booklist. 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Publishers Weekly". Publishers Weekly. 1 November 2015.
- ^ "SFX Book Reviews". SFX. August 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Interzone Book Reviews". Interzone. September 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "A Kill in the Morning". Random House.
- ^ "Creative Writing graduate lands international contract". Manchester Metropolitan University. 16 July 2013.
- ^ "The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award Shortlist Announcement". Terry Pratchett. 3 April 2013.
- ^ "YouWriteOn Book of Year 2013". YouWriteOn. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- ^ "The Blog North Award Shortlist 2014". Blog North Awards. 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Was Abraham Lincoln an Atheist". Huffington Post.
- ^ "TV Not Quite Dead, But Time To Pull The Plug?". Forbes.
- ^ "What Are the Qualities of Good Fiction Writing?". Slate.
- ^ "Interview with Graeme Shimmin". Big Thrill. 31 May 2014.