Kaliane Bradley Explained

Birth Name:Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley
Birth Date:1988
Birth Place:Walthamstow, London, England
Years Active:2012–present
Othername:Ka Bradley

Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley (born 1988) is an English writer and editor. She is known for her debut novel The Ministry of Time (2024).

Early life

Born in Walthamstow, East London to a British father and a Cambodian Khmer mother, Bradley grew up in a small house with a maternal older half brother and younger twin sisters. The family moved out to Essex when Bradley was 10 for more space.[1]

Bradley attended a private secondary school. She graduated from University College London (UCL) with a degree in English literature.[1]

Career

In 2012, Bradley joined Granta magazine as an editorial assistant.[2] She was later promoted to junior editor and commissioning editor, and worked for Granta's imprint Portobello.[3] From 2016 to 2021, she wrote theatre and dance reviews and interviews for the likes of Exeunt Magazine, Time Out London, The Stage, and The Guardian.[4]

Bradley won the 2022 Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition for "Golden Years"[5] and the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize for "Doggerland", the latter awarded by the Royal Society of Literature.[6]

In 2023, Bradley secured a book deal with Sceptre Books, a Hodder & Stoughton imprint, in addition to translations in 13 territories and an adaptation auction between 21 production companies.[7] Her debut novel The Ministry of Time, a time travel romance based around Franklin's lost expedition, was published in May 2024. Bradley had become inspired watching the AMC series The Terror during lockdown.[8] Ahead of the novel's release, the BBC commissioned an adaptation penned by Alice Birch, as announced in February.[9] The novel was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[10]

Bradley is developing her next novel.[11]

Personal life

Bradley lives in East London with her partner Sam, an academic. The couple intend to wed in summer 2024.[12]

Bibliography

Novels

Edited collections

Edited translations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ministry of Time author Kaliane Bradley: 'It was just so much fun'. The Guardian. Lisa. Allardice. 11 May 2024. 19 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Holloway to leave Granta. The Bookseller. Katie. Allen. 29 June 2012. 19 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Granta promotes Ka Bradley and Sinéad O'Callaghan. The Bookseller. Heloise. Wood. 16 January 2020. 24 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Articles by Ka Bradley - Profile. MuckRack. 21 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Read the winning entry of our 2022 short-story competition. Harper's Bazaar. Kaliane. Bradley. 28 July 2022. 21 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Kaliane Bradley wins the £1,000 V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022 with 'Doggerland'. Royal Society of Literature. 19 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Sceptre pre-empts Bradley's debut amid a flurry of international interest. The Bookseller. Tom. Tivnan. 18 April 2023. 19 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Kaliane Bradley's 'The Ministry of Time' takes time travel to a whole new level. Wisconsin Public Radio. Doug. Gordon. 12 July 2024. 21 July 2024.
  9. Web site: BBC enters The Ministry of Time, adapted by Alice Birch from Kaliane Bradley's debut novel. BBC Media Centre. 21 February 2024. 22 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Kaliane Bradley, Ferdia Lennon and Kaveh Akbar shortlisted for Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2024. The Bookseller. Katie. Fraser. 19 June 2024. 2 August 2024.
  11. Web site: A Q&A with Kaliane Bradley, Author of May Indie Next List Top Pick "The Ministry of Time". American Booksellers Association. Zoe. Perzo. April 2024. 2 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Kaliane Bradley Fell in Love With a Dead Man. The Result Is The Ministry of Time.. Elle. Lauren. Puckett-Pope. 14 May 2024. 19 July 2024.

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