Blake Morrison | |
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.jpg) Morrison at the Derby Book Festival in 2015 | |
| Born | Philip Blake Morrison 8 October 1950 Skipton, North Yorkshire, England |
| Education | Ermysted's Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham; University College London |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and academic |
| Notable work | And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1993) |
| Awards | Eric Gregory Award; Dylan Thomas Award; Somerset Maugham Award; E. M. Forster Award; J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography |
| Website | blakemorrison |
Philip Blake Morrison FRSL (born 8 October 1950) is an English poet and author who has published in a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres. His greatest success came with the publication of his memoirs And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1993), which won the J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography. He has also written a study of the murder of James Bulger, As If. Since 2003, Morrison has been Professor of Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.