Mary M. Talbot

Mary Talbot
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Wigan, United Kingdom
Alma materLancaster University
Occupation(s)Author and academic
SpouseBryan Talbot

Mary Talbot is a British academic and author. She has written several well received academic works in critical discourse analysis and since 2009 has turned her hand to freelance writing. Her first graphic novel Dotter of Her Father's Eyes, published by Jonathan Cape in 2012 and illustrated by her husband Bryan Talbot won the 2012 Costa biography prize.[1][2][3]

Talbot gained a PhD in critical discourse analysis from Lancaster University. Following a variety of teaching posts, she became Reader in Language and Culture at the University of Sunderland in 1997.[4]

  1. ^ Cooke, Rachel (27 January 2012). "Dotter of Her Father's Eyes by Mary M Talbot and Bryan Talbot – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Hilary Mantel wins 2012 Costa novel prize". BBC News. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ Brown, Mark (2 January 2013). "Costa awards 2012: graphic biography wins category prize". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Mary M. Talbot's Personal page (Accessed Jan 2013) Archived 2012-11-28 at the Wayback Machine