Amy Mason Explained

Amy Mason (born 17 May 1982) is a British comedian, novelist and theatre maker from Bristol, England. Her debut novel The Other Ida won the 2014 Dundee International Book Prize.[1]

Early life and education

Mason grew up in Poole, Dorset, where she attended Parkstone Grammar School, leaving at the age of 16.[2] She subsequently completed an MPhil in writing at the University of South Wales. Mason is the granddaughter of actor, Lionel Jeffries.

Works

She has written and performed two shows, both produced by Bristol Old Vic; Mass[3] and The Islanders.[4] The Islanders was written with Mason's ex-partner, Art Brut singer Eddie Argos and award-winning [5] folk singer-songwriter, Jim Moray. It won the 2013 Ideas Tap Edinburgh Fringe Fund,[6] before being published as a graphic novel by Nasty Little Press.[7] Mason's non-fiction has also appeared in The Guardian.[8] In 2009 Mason's short story 'To the Bridge' was published in the Tindal Street Press anthology Roads Ahead.[9]

Printed works

To the Bridge (short story) - Roads Ahead - an anthology (Tindal Street Press, 2009,)

The Islanders (graphic novel) - (Nasty Little Press, 2012,)

The Other Ida (novel) - (Cargo, 2014,)[10]

Stage plays

The Islanders (2012)

Mass (2014)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Amy Mason scoops Dundee International Book Prize award . . 24 October 2014.
  2. Web site: If only I'd known.... Idea Tap. 2015-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309163627/http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/the-knowledge/if-only-id-known-amy-mason-the-other-ida. 2015-03-09. dead.
  3. Web site: Mass at Bristol Old Vic review. Bristol 24/7 . 1 April 2015.
  4. Web site: The Islanders review, Bristol. Whats On Stage . 18 Apr 2013.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 2 folk award winners. BBC news.
  6. Web site: Ideas Tap Edinburgh Fringe Fund winners. Ideas Tap. 2015-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309181241/http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/all-articles/ideas-fund-edinburgh-winners-2013. 2015-03-09. dead.
  7. Web site: Young Romance and Doomed Vacation: The Islanders review. https://web.archive.org/web/20130817013747/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/08/14/the-islanders-review. dead. 17 August 2013. MTV Geek.
  8. Web site: Amy Mason profile. The Guardian.
  9. http://www.tindalstreet.co.uk/books/roads-ahead Roads Ahead
  10. News: The Other Ida by Amy Mason review – a dysfunctional family amid grief. Claire . Hazelton. . 29 November 2014.

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