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Anthony McGowan
, b. 1965
Anthony McGowan is a British writer of children's, young adults', adults' fiction and nonfiction. He was born in Manchester, and grew up near Leeds. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Manchester University (BA 1996; MPhil 1990), and completed his doctorate at the Open University in 1996 (The sublime machine: conceptions of masculine beauty 1750–1850). He worked as a civil servant for some years, while writing novels. His works include novels in the "Willard Price" adventure series, non-fiction works on cricket and philosophy, fiction for adults (Stag Hunt; Mortal Coil), and humorous adventure stories for children: the "Project X" series (e.g. Hamster Rampage (2009); Ballerina of Doom (2010) …), the "Bare Bum Gang" series (2008-2009); as well as serious fiction for young adults, e.g. "The Truth of Things" series (Brock, 2013, Pike, 2015, Rook, 2017, and Lark 2019). He lives in West Hampstead and is married to the novelist Rebecca Campbell. They have two children.
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org (accessed: February 2, 2022),
booksforkeeps.co.uk (accessed: June 23, 2021),
anthonymcgowan.com (accessed: June 23, 2021).
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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