Luke Williams (born 1977) is a Scottish author, whose first novel The Echo Chamber won the 2011 Saltire Society's Scottish First Book of the Year award. He co-authored a book with Natasha Soobramanien, titled Diego Garcia, which won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2022. Williams teaches Creative Writing at Birkbeck.
Life
Williams grew up in Fife and divides his time between London and Edinburgh. He studied history at the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews. He completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was taught by W. G. Sebald, who influenced him greatly; Williams contributing a chapter to Saturn's Moons: A W.G. Sebald Handbook.
References
- ^ "Luke Williams Author Page". Foyles. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- "The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2011". stir.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- "Diego Garcia". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams win Goldsmiths Prize 2022". The Times of India. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- Shaffi, Sarah (10 November 2022). "Goldsmiths prize goes to collaborative duo Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- Comerford, Ruth (10 November 2022). "Soobramanien and Williams become first duo to win Goldsmiths Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- "Mr Luke Williams — Birkbeck, University of London". bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Interview: Luke Williams on The Echo Chamber". Scottish Book Trust. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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