David Whitehouse (writer)

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David Whitehouse (born 1981) [1] is a British writer. Whitehouse is known for his novels Bed (2011), Mobile Library (2015), and The Long Forgotten (2018). He also wrote the non-fiction book About a Son: A Murder and a Father's Search for Truth (2022).

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Whitehouse has TV projects in development[ citation needed ] and has written scripts for Channel 4, ITV, Sky, and FX. A former journalist, [2] his writing has been published by outlets such as The Guardian , The Sunday Times , The Independent , Esquire , Time Out , and Observer Magazine . [1]

Whitehouse graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from London College of Communication in 2002. [3]

For the manuscript of his novel Bed, Whitehouse won the inaugural (2010) To Hell with Prizes Award for unpublished novels; for the same book, he won the Betty Trask Prize. [3] For Mobile Library, he received the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, [4] and for About a Son, he was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. [5]

Accolades

Awards for Whitehouses's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2010BedTo Hell with Prizes AwardWinner
2012 Betty Trask Award Winner [3]
Desmond Elliott Prize Longlist [6]
2015Mobile Library Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Winner [4]
2022About a Son Gordon Burn Prize Shortlist [5] [7]

Publications

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