Graeme Shimmin

Graeme Shimmin
Born (1967-09-24) 24 September 1967
Manchester, United Kingdom
Occupation Writer
Nationality British
Period (2013–present)
Genre Science fiction/Alternate history
Website
graemeshimmin.com

Graeme Shimmin (born 24 September 1967),[1] is a British science-fiction novelist and blogger.

Early life

Shimmin was born in Manchester, UK. He studied Physics at Durham University and worked in IT for fifteen years[2] before completing a Creative Writing MA at Manchester Metropolitan University.[3]

Career

Shimmin has released one novel through Transworld Publishers - A Kill in the Morning, an alternate history/sci-fi thriller set in an alternate 1955 Britain and Europe after the death of Winston Churchill in 1941.[4] The novel received mixed reviews from Booklist,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] SFX Magazine[7] and Interzone,[8] and Stephen Baxter endorsed it as "A terrific debut".[9]

The novel, which Shimmin started whilst doing an MA at Manchester Metropolitan University,[10] was shortlisted for the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award in 2013[11] and won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year 2013.[12]

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[13] He has also had articles re-posted on Huffington Post,[14] Forbes,[15] and Slate.[16]

Influences

Shimmin has claimed his influences include Robert Harris, Alistair MacLean, and Len Deighton[17] Maxim Jakubowski has described Shimmin's influences as Ian Fleming, and Geoffrey Household [18]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Graeme Shimmin". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  2. ↑ "Civilian Reader interview with Graeme Shimmin". Civilian Reader.
  3. ↑ "Published Students". Manchester Writing School.
  4. ↑ "Graeme Shimmin". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
  5. ↑ "Booklist". Booklist. 1 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Publishers Weekly". Publishers Weekly. 1 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "SFX Book Reviews". SFX. August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Interzone Book Reviews". Interzone. September 2014.
  9. ↑ "A Kill in the Morning". Random House.
  10. ↑ "Creative Writing graduate lands international contract". Manchester Metropolitan University. 16 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award Shortlist Announcement". Terry Pratchett. 3 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "YouWriteOn Book of Year 2013". YouWriteOn. 24 Oct 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Blog North Award Shortlist 2014". Blog North Awards. 8 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Was Abraham Lincoln an Atheist". Huffington Post.
  15. ↑ "TV Not Quite Dead, But Time To Pull The Plug?". Forbes.
  16. ↑ "What Are the Qualities of Good Fiction Writing?". Slate.
  17. ↑ "Interview with Graeme Shimmin". Big Thrill.
  18. ↑ "A Kill in the Morning". Love Reading.

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