Alan Mahar

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Alan Mahar (born 1949) is an English author and publisher.

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Biography

Born in Liverpool, Mahar studied at the University of London before moving to Birmingham in 1976, working at Solihull College and living first in Sparkhill and then in Moseley. [1]

He was a founder of the Tindal Street Fiction Group in 1982, and of the Tindal Street Press, where he is now the Publishing Director, in 1998. [2]

His 1999 novel Flight Patterns told the story of a French parachutist in Liverpool in 1957, while his 2002 second novel After the Man Before concerns urban renewal in 1980s Birmingham. Mahar has had short stories published in journals including the London Magazine and Critical Quarterly . [2]

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References

  1. Reyburn, Ross (22 June 2002). "Champion of the inner-city world; Alan Mahar, a key figure in promoting Birmingham writers, had his second novel published by London publishers Methuen". Birmingham Post. Birmingham: Birmingham Post & Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Tindal Street Press". Literary heritage West Midlands. Shrewsbury: Shropshire Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)