Glyn Hughes (writer)
Glyn Hughes (25 May 1935 - 24 May 2011) was an English poet, novelist and artist.[1][2]
His 1982 novel Where I Used to Play on the Green won the Guardian Fiction Prize[3][1] and David Higham Prize for Fiction.[4] His Millstone Grit was published in 1975 and was included in "William Atkins's top 10 books of the moor" in 2014,[5] and was republished by Little Toller Books in 2022 with an introduction by Ben Myers.[6]
Selected publications
- Millstone Grit (1975, Readers Union: ISBN 978-0575017436)
- Towards the Sun: poems & photographs (1971, Harry Chambers, Phoenix Pamphlet Poets, Manchester)
- Where I Used to Play on the Green (1982, Gollancz: ISBN 978-0575029972)
References
- Pownall, David (2 June 2011). "Glyn Hughes obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "HebWeb: Lives remembered - Glyn Hughes". www.hebdenbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "Guardian Fiction Prize - britishliteraryprizes". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "Book awards: David Higham Prize for Fiction". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- Atkins, William (4 June 2014). "William Atkins's top 10 books of the moor". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- Myers, Ben. "Millstone Grit". www.caughtbytheriver.net. Retrieved 12 September 2022. Text of introduction to new edition
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