Joe Heap (author)
Joe Heap (born 1986) is an English author who resides in London.[1][2] His poetry has been published in several journals and he was a winner of the 2004 Foyle Young Poet Award.[3] He was a guest author at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival.[4]
Life and works
[edit]Heap was born in London and grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[5] He later moved to Scotland where he completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.[6]
Heap’s first book, The Rules of Seeing (HarperCollins, 2018),[7] was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards for Breakthrough Author and won the RNA's Debut Romantic Novel award in 2018.[8][9] His second novel was When the Music Stops (HarperCollins, 2020).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Heap - HarperCollins Publishers UK". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Writer's Block with Joe Heap". The Gloss Magazine. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.[dead link ]
- ^ "Joe Heap – The Poetry Society: Poems". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Joe Heap". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Leonard, Sue (16 August 2018). "Joe Heap". Sue Leonard. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Joe Heap | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Heap, Joe (2018). The rules of seeing. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-829319-2. OCLC 1085198577. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Booksellers Association - BAMBRA 2018 shortlists announced". The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Romantic Novel Awards – Winners Announced – RNA". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Heap, Joe (2020). When the music stops. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-829322-2. OCLC 1203942615.