Liam Brown (novelist)
British writer
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Liam Brown (born 26 April 1983) is a British novelist. His debut novel, Real Monsters, was published in 2015[1] by Legend Press. His second novel, Wild Life,[2] was published in 2016 and his third, Broadcast,[3] was published in 2017. In 2019 his fourth novel, Skin, was shortlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize.[4] His fifth novel, Evergreens, was awarded the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year 2024 by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[5]
Liam Brown | |
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| Born | 26 April 1983 Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 2013–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | Evergreens, Skin, Broadcast |
Early life and education
Brown was born and grew up in Birmingham, England. After leaving school, he spent "five years working a series of increasingly dead-end jobs",[6] before attending the University of Greenwich. In 2010 he received the de Rohan Scholarship,[7] enabling him to study for an MA in creative writing at Oxford Brookes University.
Writing
In 2013, Brown’s novel Fade To White was shortlisted for the 2013 Luke Bitmead Bursary.[8] Brown’s debut novel, Real Monsters, was published in 2015 by Legend Press. A short, sharp satire on the war on terror, author Ben Myers described Real Monsters as "a memorable and moving portrait of the futility of 21st century conflict".[9] His second novel Wild Life, "a compelling, chilling investigation into the dark instincts of masculinity",[10] was published in 2016, followed by Broadcast, a retelling of Faust,[citation needed] in 2017. His fourth novel, Skin,[11] was published in 2019, followed by Evergreens in 2023.
Works
- Real Monsters (Legend Press, 2015)
- Wild Life (Legend Press, 2016)
- Broadcast (Legend Press/Penguin Random House Australia, 2017)
- Skin (Legend Press, 2019)
- Evergreens (Legend Press, 2023)