Guy Mankowski
Guy Mankowski (born 6 January 1983) is an English writer. He was educated at St John's College, Portsmouth and Ampleforth College.[1][2] He read Applied Psychology at Durham University and gained a Masters in Psychology at Newcastle University.[3] He then trained as a psychologist at The Royal Hospital in London[1] .
Career
His first novel, The Intimates, was a Recommended Title for New Writing North’s 2011 Read Regional Campaign.[1] It was described by author Abigail Tarttelin as a 'measured, literary piece of work as hauntingly evocative of its setting and characters as Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer Prize winner Housekeeping'. Culture Magazine were more critical, and called it 'unusually stylised for contemporary fiction'.[4][5]
Mankowski's second novel,[6] Letters from Yelena, was described by New Books Magazine as having "shades of The Red Shoes and The Black Swan."[7] The novel was given Arts Council funding, allowing Mankowski to be one of a few English people granted access to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg for research purposes.[8] The choreographer Dora Frankel created a dance based on the book.[8] An excerpt of the novel was used as GCSE training material by Osiris Educational.[6][9] His third novel, How I Left The National Grid, was written as part of his PhD. Whilst researching for it, Mankowski interviewed musicians such as Jehnny Beth from post-punk band Savages. Of the novel, The Huffington Post stated:
Mankowski captures brilliantly the psychology of 'fan obsession.
The Glasgow Review Of Books described it as a novel about the pitfalls of externally defined identity.[10] Louder Than War said 'this intriguing novel is more about the pop fan’s urge to remember'. The novelist Andrew Crumey commented
- Already recognised as a major rising talent, Mankowski here establishes himself as a significant voice in British fiction [11][12]
Mankowski’s fourth novel, An Honest Deceit, was published in October 2016. It was a New Writing North Read Regional 2018 title, which lead to a tour of English libraries.[13][14]
He currently teaches Creative Writing for Penguin Random House and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority[15]
Publications
Novels
Anthologies
- A Body of Strangers in Eight Rooms (Legend Press, 2009).
- The Willows in Ten Journeys (Legend Press, 2010).
- Queens of the Guestlist in Radgepacket- Tales From The Inner Cities Volume 4 (Byker Books, 2011).
Short stories
- The Dagenham Dolls (Structo, 2009).
- The Insiders Party (Litro, 2009).
- A Girl Named Grape (The View From Here, 2010).
Academic articles
- I Can't Seem To Stay A Fixed Ideal': Self-design and self-harm in subcultures in Punk & Post Punk, Intellect Books, Vol. 2.3, February 2014.
- Pop manifestos and nosebleed art rock: What have post-punk bands achieved? in Punk & Post Punk, Intellect Books, Vol. 3.2, October 2014.
Editing
- Crash, Bank, Wallop: The Story Of The HBOS Whistleblower by Paul Moore (New Wilberforce Media, 2015).
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8971163.The_write_stuff/ The Northern Echo
- ↑ https://urbanepublications.com/book_author/guy-mankowski/ Urbane Publications
- ↑ http://www.palatinate.org.uk/weird-and-wonderful/ Durham Palatinate
- ↑ http://www.newwritingnorth.com/writer-guy-mankowski-details-226.html New Writing North
- ↑ http://www.guymankowski.com/pdf/pdf_guy_culture.pdf The Culture Magazine
- 1 2 http://narcmagazine.com/literary-influences-guy-mankowski/ Narc Magazine Literary Influences
- ↑ http://www.newbooksmag.com/reviews/12296-9379/review.php. New Books Magazine
- 1 2 http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts/preview-letters-yelena-dance-city-4401485 The Journal
- ↑ http://www.northernsoul.me.uk/sound-haunted-north/ Northern Soul Magazine
- ↑ https://glasgowreviewofbooks.com/2015/05/26/in-recovery-guy-mankowskis-how-i-left-the-national-grid/ Glasgow Review Of Books on How I Left The National Grid
- ↑ http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/2015/01/can-a-famous-artist-truly-vanish/ Northumbria University News
- ↑ http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/event/guy-mankowski-how-i-left-the-national-grid-book-launch-/ The Journal
- ↑ http://newwritingnorth.com/projects/read-regional/guy-mankowski-an-honest-deceit/ New Writing North Read Regional
- ↑ http://newwritingnorth.com/news/read-regional-2018-titles-announced-norths-library-campaign-celebrates-10-years/ Read Regional Titles 2018
- ↑ https://www.oca.ac.uk/profile/guy-mankowski/ Open College of the Arts