Will Eaves

Will Eaves (born, 1967) is a British writer, poet and professor at the University of Warwick.[1]

Will Eaves
Born1967
Bath, Somerset
OccupationWriter, poet, professor
NationalityBritish
EducationBeechen Cliff School
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
GenreFiction, short stories, science
Notable awardsWellcome Book Prize

Early life

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]

Bibliography

As author

Fiction

  • Will Eaves (2001). The Oversight. Picador.[13]
  • Will Eaves (2005). Nothing To Be Afraid Of. Picador.[14][15]
  • Will Eaves (2006). Small Hours. Brockwell Press.[16]
  • Will Eaves (2011). Sound Houses. Carcanet Press.[17]
  • Will Eaves (2012). This is Paradise. Picador.[18][19]
  • Will Eaves (2015). The Absent Therapist. Penguin UK.[20]
  • Will Eaves (2016). The Inevitable Gift Shop. CB Editions.[21][22]
  • Will eaves (2018). Murmur. CB Editions.[23]
gollark: Doesn't exist, yes.
gollark: I would say in polls, but that appears to not exist.
gollark: I should really be made admin again, for purposes.
gollark: A maths trip? I assume you are going to see the natural habitat of the number 3 or something.
gollark: I mean the "more than this" book was that.

References
  1. Jordan, Justine (10 May 2019). "Will Eaves: 'Life is chancier than we imagine: we're never far from the edge'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Will Eaves". Felicity Bryan Associates. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "This is Paradise, By Will Eaves". The Independent. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. "About". Will Eaves. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. "Will Eaves – Comma Press". commapress.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. "The TLS Interview: Twenty Questions with Will Eaves". TheTLS. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. Thomas-Corr, Johanna (24 May 2019). "Murmur by Will Eaves review – cracking the Turing code". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. "Alan Turing's shroud | Review: Murmur by Will Eaves". TheTLS. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. "Will Eaves's experimental novel Murmur attempts to delve inside the mind of Alan Turing". New Statesman. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. "Turing-inspired novel wins Wellcome Prize". 1 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. Flood, Alison (1 May 2019). "Will Eaves wins Wellcome book prize for fictionalised take on Alan Turing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. "Will Eaves wins Wellcome Book Prize 2019 | Wellcome Book Prize". wellcomebookprize.org. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  13. Jordan, Justine (30 March 2001). "Review: The Oversight by Will Eaves". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  14. Hickling, Alfred (17 June 2005). "Review: Nothing to Be Afraid Of by Will Eaves". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  15. Jays, David (22 May 2005). "Observer review: Nothing to be Afraid Of by Will Eaves". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  16. "Small Hours : Will Eaves : 9780955405204". bookdepository.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  17. "Sound Houses". goodreads.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  18. Lively, Penelope (10 February 2012). "This Is Paradise by Will Eaves – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  19. Day, Elizabeth (19 February 2012). "This Is Paradise by Will Eaves – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  20. Lezard, Nicholas (11 February 2014). "The Absent Therapist by Will Eaves – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  21. "The Inevitable Gift Shop: a memoir by other means by Will Eaves". Lonesome Reader. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  22. "CB editions – publisher of new writing – Eaves2". cbeditions.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  23. Harris, Alexandra (18 April 2018). "Murmur by Will Eaves review – inside the mind of Alan Turing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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