Graeme John Shimmin[1] (born 24 September 1967),[2] is a British science-fiction novelist and blogger.
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Graeme Shimmin | |
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Born | (1967-09-24) 24 September 1967 (age 54) Manchester, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | (2013–present) |
Genre | Science fiction/Alternate history |
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Shimmin was born in Manchester, UK. He studied Physics at Durham University and worked in IT for fifteen years[3] before completing a Creative Writing MA at Manchester Metropolitan University.[4]
Shimmin has released one novel through Transworld Publishers - A Kill in the Morning, an alternate history/sci-fi thriller set in an 1955 alternate Britain and Europe after the death of Winston Churchill in 1941.[5] The novel received mixed reviews from Booklist,[6] Publishers Weekly,[7] SFX Magazine[8] and Interzone,[9] and Stephen Baxter endorsed it as "A terrific debut".[10]
The novel, which Shimmin started whilst doing an MA at Manchester Metropolitan University,[11] was shortlisted for the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award in 2013[12] and won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year 2013.[13]
In 2014, Shimmin's blog was shortlisted for the Blog North Awards, which are part of the Manchester Literature Festival, in the Arts and Culture section[14] He has also had articles re-posted on Huffington Post,[15] Forbes,[16] and Slate.[17]
Shimmin has said that his influences include Robert Harris, Alistair MacLean, and Len Deighton.[18] Maxim Jakubowski has described Shimmin's influences as Ian Fleming, and Geoffrey Household.
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