Joe Heap (author)

Joe Heap
Born	1986 (age 38–39) London, England
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Years active	2004–present
Notable works	The Rules of Seeing, When the Music Stops
Notable awards	Foyle Young Poet Award (2004) Romantic Novelists' Association Award for Debut Romantic Novel (2018)

Joe Heap (born 1986) is an English author who resides in London. ^{[1] [2]} His poetry has been published in several journals and he was a winner of the 2004 Foyle Young Poet Award. ^[3] He was a guest author at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival. ^[4]

Life and works

Heap was born in London and grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. ^[5] He later moved to Scotland where he completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. ^[6]

After Heap's first book, The Rules of Seeing (HarperCollins, 2018), released, he was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards's Breakthrough Author; the book won the Romantic Novelists' Association Award for Debut Romantic Novel in 2018. ^{[7] [8]} His second novel was When the Music Stops (HarperCollins, 2020).

Bibliography

Novels

• Heap, Joe (2018). The Rules of Seeing. London: HarperCollins. ISBN   9780008293192.
• Heap, Joe (2020). When the Music Stops. London: HarperCollins. ISBN   9780008293222.
• Heap, Joe (2025). Life Number Nine. London: Borough Press. ISBN   9780008475024.
• Heap, Joe (2025). A Murder of Rogues. London: Scholastic Corporation. ISBN   9780702342417.

References

1. "Joe Heap - HarperCollins Publishers UK". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
2. "Writer's Block with Joe Heap". The Gloss Magazine. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "Joe Heap – The Poetry Society: Poems" . Retrieved 12 May 2021.
4. "Joe Heap". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
5. Leonard, Sue (16 August 2018). "Joe Heap". Sue Leonard. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
6. "Joe Heap | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
7. "Booksellers Association - BAMBRA 2018 shortlists announced". The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
8. "Romantic Novel Awards – Winners Announced – RNA" . Retrieved 12 May 2021.