Anthony Cartwright (writer)

Anthony J. Cartwright (born 1973) is a British novelist.

Anthony Cartwright
Born1973
Dudley, West Midlands
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Notable awardsBetty Trask Award (2004)

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Creative Writing, 1996).[1] He received the Betty Trask Award for his novel The Afterglow in 2004.[2] The Afterglow was also shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. His second novel, Heartland, was shortlisted for The People's Book Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

In 2015 he collaborates with the Italian writer Gian Luca Favetto and 66thand2nd editions for "Il giorno perduto - Racconto di un viaggio all'Heysel". Cartwright was responsible for the English part, and Favetto for the Italian part. A boy from Liverpool and a family from Turin, leave their homes to go to see Liverpool-Juventus in Brussels, in what we recall as one of the greatest disasters in the history of soccer.

Awards

Bibliography
  • The Afterglow (2004)
  • Heartland (2009)
  • How I Killed Margaret Thatcher (2012)
  • The Cut (2017)
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References
  1. "Creative Writing alumni A-C and published works". University of East Anglia.
  2. "Anthony Cartwright". British Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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