David Bowker is a British author and screenwriter. Born in Manchester, England, Bowker has written seven novels. He has also worked as a journalist and as a columnist on The Times. He has various film projects in development and his TV work includes episodes of Casualty and Coronation Street. He is currently working on his eighth novel.
Bowker's book, How to Be Bad was recommended by Esquire magazine as one of the books of 2005.
Selected works
Books
- The Death Prayer (1995)
- The Secret Sexist (1996)
- The Butcher of Glastonbury (1997)
- From Stockport With Love (1999)
- Rawhead (2002), retitled The Death You Deserve in 2003 for its American release
- I Love My Smith & Wesson (2004), retitled Rawhead In Love the same year
- How To Be Bad (2005)
Radio
- Big Boys Don't Cry (BBC Radio 4, 1992)
Television
- Truants (BBC1, 2004)
- Coronation Street (ITV1, 2008–2009) (6 episodes)
- Casualty (BBC1, 2008–present) (10 episodes) Core Writer
References
- "David Bowker". Comma Press. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- Wylie, Ian (2006-08-16). "On his best behaviour". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- "Books of the Year". Esquire. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Hirst, Christopher; Hagestadt, Emma (26 July 1997). "Paperbacks". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Rawles, Simon (21 March 2004). "Birthing pains". The Observer. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "Borrow this". The Mirror. 21 September 2002. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "The Soft Stuff". The New York Sun. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Szichman, Mario (19 August 2005). "Zany world of 'How to Be Bad' is quite good". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Hanks, Robert (15 December 1992). "A man's world". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- "Truants BBC1, 8pm". Bristol Evening Post. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2009.