David Whitehouse (writer) explained

David Whitehouse (born 1981)[1] is a British writer. Whitehouse is known for his novels Bed (2011), Mobile Library (2015), and The Long Forgotten (2018). He also wrote the non-fiction book About a Son: A Murder and a Father's Search for Truth (2022).

Whitehouse has TV projects in development and has written scripts for Channel 4, ITV, Sky, and FX. A former journalist,[2] his writing has been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Esquire, Time Out, and Observer Magazine.

Whitehouse graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from London College of Communication in 2002.

For the manuscript of his novel Bed, Whitehouse won the inaugural (2010) To Hell with Prizes Award for unpublished novels; for the same book, he won the Betty Trask Prize.[3] For Mobile Library, he received the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize,[4] and for About a Son, he was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize.[5]

Accolades

Awards for Whitehouses's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2010BedTo Hell with Prizes AwardWinner[6]
2012Betty Trask AwardWinner
Desmond Elliott PrizeLonglist[7]
2015Mobile LibraryJerwood Fiction Uncovered PrizeWinner
2022About a SonGordon Burn PrizeShortlist[8]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Whitehouse . 2023-09-14 . . 2023-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914192516/https://canongate.co.uk/contributors/8123-david-whitehouse/ . live .
  2. Web site: David Whitehouse – Writer . 2023-09-14 . Bon Wolks . 2023-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914192515/https://www.bonvolks.com/david-whitehouse . live .
  3. Web site: James . Anna . 2014-10-28 . David Whitehouse: Publishing, when it works, has to be everyone having a small love affair with the same thing . 2023-10-27 . . 2023-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027132400/https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/david-whitehouse--publishing-when-it-works-has-to-be-everyone-having-a-small-love-affair-with-the-same-thing . live .
  4. Web site: 2015-06-19 . Awards: Jerwood Fiction Uncovered . 2023-10-27 . . 2023-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027132350/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2532#m28851 . live .
  5. Web site: Shaffi . Sarah . 2022-08-03 . Gordon Burn prize shortlist announced: jazz icons, true crime and a rogue psychotherapist . 2023-10-27 . . 2023-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027132349/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/03/gordon-burn-prize-shortlist-announced-jazz-icons-true-and-a-rogue-psychotherapist . live .
  6. Web site: Allen . Katie . Summerhayes' author wins To Hell With prize . . April 19, 2010 . 2024-06-01 .
  7. Web site: 2012-04-25 . Awards: Whitman Winner; Desmond Elliott Longlist; Anisfield-Wolf . 2024-01-02 . . 2023-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130084636/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1724 . live .
  8. Web site: 2022-08-04 . Awards: Gordon Burn Shortlist . 2024-01-02 . . 2023-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207204305/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4289 . live .
  9. Web site: 2011-05-02 . Bed by David Whitehouse . 2024-01-02 . Publishers Weekly.
  10. Web site: 2014-11-17 . Mobile Library by David Whitehouse . 2024-01-02 . Publishers Weekly.
  11. News: Beckerman . Hannah . 2019-03-31 . In brief: Liar; How to Fail; The Long Forgotten – reviews . en-GB . . 2024-01-02 . 0029-7712 . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129060907/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/31/liar-ayelet-gundar-goshen-how-to-fail-elizabeth-day-the-long-forgotten-david-whitehouse-review . live .
  12. News: Adams . Tim . 2022-04-17 . About a Son by David Whitehouse review – murder, and what comes after . en-GB . . 2024-01-02 . 0261-3077.

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