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Gregory Norminton (born 1976) is an English novelist. Born in
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and educated at Wellington College, he read English at Regent's Park College, Oxford and studied acting at the
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. He is a Senior Lecturer in creative writing at
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. He lives in Sheffield with his wife, Emma, and their daughter. They are
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. His novels include ''The Ship of Fools'' (2002), ''Arts and Wonders'' (2004), ''Ghost Portrait'' (2005) and ''Serious Things'' (2008), all published by Sceptre. ''The Lost Art of Losing'', a collection of aphorisms, and ''Thumbnails'', a collection of stories, have been published by Vagabond Voices. In April 2017, Comma Press brought out his second collection of short stories, ''The Ghost Who Bled''. ''The Devil's Highway'', Norminton's fifth novel - and his first in nearly ten years - was published by Fourth Estate in January 2018. Gregory Norminton wrote the stories 'Fall Caesar', 'The Poison Tree' and 'The Fortress at Bruges' for
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Afternoon Reading"> and his short stories have appeared in editions of '' Prospect'', '' Resurgence'' and '' London Magazine''. Norminton's work for radio includes dramatisations of ''The Machine Stops'' by E.M. Forster and '' Utz'' by
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. His translations include ''The Dictionary of Received Ideas'' by
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, ''The Little Prince''] by
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and ''Belle and Sébastien: The Child of the Mountains'' by Cécile Aubry. In 2005 he took part in ''Planet Action'', an eco-reality series made by the global television network
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in conjunction with the WWF. Following his return, Norminton worked for years to create a collection of short stories by major British writers responding to the ecological crisis. In 2013,
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published ''Beacons - stories for our not so distant future'', edited by Gregory Norminton, with original fiction from writers including Joanne Harris, Lawrence Norfolk, Alasdair Gray, A. L. Kennedy, Janice Galloway and Liz Jensen. Author royalties from the sale of the paperback and e-book go to Stop Climate Chaos. Norminton has been writer in residence at
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and he was a featured artist at the 2003 International Writing Program at the
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. He received a Writer's Award from the Arts Council of England in 2003, and another from the
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in 2010.


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Murrough O'Brien, 'Gregory Norminton: The eco-activist provides a portentous warning about our treatment of the planet', ''The Independent on Sunday'', 20 January 2008Gregory Norminton's WebsiteGregory Norminton Fan ClubGregory Norminton's Blog
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