Gavin James Bower (born 28 October 1982, in

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) is a British writer, lecturer and editor. His first novel, ''Dazed & Aroused'', was published by

Naim Attallah Naim Ibrahim Attallah (, 1 May 1931 – 2 February 2021) was a Palestinian-British businessman and writer. He was the publisher of Quartet Books and the owner of The Women's Press. The Palestinian-born entrepreneur was described by ''The Guard ...

's Quartet Books in July 2009. Graduating from the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...

with a BA in History in 2004, he then interned at '' Dazed & Confused'' magazine in London and subsequently joined modelling agencies in London, Paris and

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, taking part in Paris Fashion Week shows for

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and

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. He has contributed to the ''

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'', '' 3:AM Magazine'' and the ''

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''. His second novel, ''Made in Britain'', was published in September 2011. In 2014 he joined the writing team for ''

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'', with his first episode being broadcast on 9 September.

Bibliography

* 2009 – ''Dazed & Aroused'' (Quartet Books) * 2011 – ''Made in Britain'' (Quartet Books) * 2013 – ''Claude Cahun - The Soldier with No Name'' (Zero Books)

References

External links

Website''3:AM Magazine'' interview''Observer'' review of ''Made in Britain''

Staff profile
Living people 21st-century British novelists 1982 births British soap opera writers British male novelists 21st-century British male writers British male television writers 21st-century British screenwriters Alumni of the University of Sheffield {{UK-screenwriter-stub