Nicholas Blincoe

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Biography

Nicholas Blincoe was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1965, and studied at art college and for a PhD in contemporary European philosophy at Warwick University. He is the author of several novels, has written episodes for television, including for the 'Waking the Dead' BBC series, and made his theatre debut with Cue Deadly, a noir thriller, staged in 2003.

His first novel, Acid Casuals (1995), was set in a fictionalised version of Manchester's Hacienda nightclub, and his next two novels, Jello Salad (1997), and Manchester Slingback (1998), look at the changes that clubland and gay culture have brought to the UK. The latter novel won the 1998 Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for Fiction. The Dope Priest (1999) and his most recent novel, Burning Paris (2004), reflect life in Palestine, where he has a second home with his Palestinian-born wife.

He is also the author of a novel set in the fashion world, White Mice (2002), the short story collection, My Mother Was a Bank Robber (1998), and co-editor of the anthology, All Hail the New Puritans (2000), being a co-founder of the New Puritans movement which advocates a clean, minimalist, strongly narrative prose style. In 2003, he also co-edited Peace Under Fire: Israel/Palestine and the International Solidarity Movement.

Also a critic and journalist, Nicholas Blincoe wrote a column for the Daily Telegraph until 2006. He lives in London and Bethlehem. His latest book is A Book of Wonder (2008), edited with Alannah Weston.

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Genres (in alphabetical order)

Drama, Fiction, Screenplay

Bibliography

Acid Casuals   Serpent's Tail, 1995

Jello Salad   Serpent's Tail, 1997

Manchester Slingback   Picador, 1998

My Mother Was a Bank Robber and other stories   Revolver, 1998

The Dope Priest   Sceptre, 1999

All Hail The New Puritans   (editor with Matt Thorne)   Fourth Estate, 2000

White Mice   Sceptre, 2002

Burning Paris   Sceptre, 2004

A Book of Wonder   (editor with Alannah Weston)   Violette Editions, 2008

Read about books by Nicholas Blincoe at encompassculture.com - the British Council's book database and global online book club

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Prizes and awards

1998   Crime Writers' Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction   Manchester Slingback

2003   Samuel Beckett Award   Cue Deadly

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Further reading on this site

New authors on site August 2007
The latest authors to be added to the Contemporary Writers database are: Nicholas Blincoe Tim Bowler Gillian Cross Simon Gray more...   (30/08/2007)

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Contact information

Publisher (General enquiries) Sceptre c/o Hodder & Stoughton General 338 Euston Road London  NW1 3BH England Tel: +44 (0)20 7873 6000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7873 6024 http://www.hodderheadline.com		Agent Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd. 18-21 Cavaye Place London  SW10 9PT England Tel: +44 (0)20 7373 8672 Fax: +44 (0)20 7373 6002 http://www.aitkenalexander.co.uk
Also published by Serpent's Tail 3a Exmouth House Pine Street, Exmouth Market London  EC1R 0JH England Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 6320 E-mail: info@serpentstail.com http://www.serpentstail.com

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