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Alan Wall is a British novelist and short story writer.

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Biography

Wall was born in Bradford and studied at the University of Oxford. After a variety of jobs, he became a full-time writer in his forties. [1] In addition to his work as a professional author, he has developed a career teaching creative writing with posts at Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Birmingham and the University of Chester. He is also a published poet and critic. [2]

Bibliography

Books

Jacob 1993 (Poetry)

Short fiction

TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Spider god and the periodic table2013Wall, Alan (Apr–May 2013). "Spider god and the periodic table". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (4&5): 108–135.Novelette

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References

  1. Nick Rennison (2005). Contemporary British novelists. Routledge. pp. 172–. ISBN   978-0-415-21708-8 . Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. Staff page at University of Chester