Luke Williams (author)

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 co-authored a book with Natasha Soobramanien, titled Diego Garcia, which won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2022.[3][4][5][6] Williams teaches Creative Writing at Birkbeck.[7]

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.[8] 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

  1. ^ a b c "Luke Williams Author Page". Foyles. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. ^ "The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011". stir.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Diego Garcia". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams win Goldsmiths Prize 2022". The Times of India. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (10 November 2022). "Goldsmiths prize goes to collaborative duo Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ Comerford, Ruth (10 November 2022). "Soobramanien and Williams become first duo to win Goldsmiths Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Mr Luke Williams — Birkbeck, University of London". bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Interview: Luke Williams on The Echo Chamber". Scottish Book Trust. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2013.


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