Sam North (born 30 August 1960) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Exeter.

Early life

North was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom. He left school at 16 and worked as a groom, a motorcycle messenger, a runner on film sets, and on building sites.

Career

North's first novel, ''The Automatic Man'', won the

Somerset Maugham Prize The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each year by the Society of Authors. Set up by William Somerset Maugham in 1947 the awards enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience in foreign countries. The awa ...

. His 2004 novel, ''The Unnumbered'', was longlisted for the

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

. North has written two books about writing, ''Five Analogies for Fiction Writing'' and ''The Instinctive Screenplay''. He works as a lecturer in creative writing at the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

Works

* ''The Automatic Man'' (1989) * ''The Unnumbered'' (2004) * ''Five Analogies for Fiction Writing'' (2014) * ''The Instinctive Screenplay'' (2017)

References

External links

Sam North on Amazon

Sam North at the University of Exeter
{{Authority control 1960 births Living people British writers