Will Eaves
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Born1967 (age 58–59)
OccupationWriter, poet, professor
NationalityBritish
EducationBeechen Cliff School
Will Eaves | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, professor |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Beechen Cliff School |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Genre | Fiction, short stories, science |
| Notable awards | Wellcome Book Prize |
Will Eaves (born 1967) is a British writer, poet and professor at the University of Warwick.[1]
Eaves was born in Bath, Somerset.[2][3] He was educated at Beechen Cliff School before going up to King's College, Cambridge to read English.[4][5]
Career
Will Eaves was the Arts Editor at The Times Literary Supplement from 1995 to 2011.[6] His most recent novel Murmur – a book about the inner workings of Alan Turing – brought him much critical acclaim.[7][8] For Murmur, Eaves was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and won the Wellcome Book Prize.[9][10] It was only the third novel to win the award for science-related writing.[11][12]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2021.[13]
