Adelle Stripe (born 1976) is an

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writer and journalist.

Work

Stripe's writing is rooted in the

non-fiction novel The non-fiction novel is a literary genre which, broadly speaking, depicts real historical figures and actual events woven together with fictitious conversations and uses the storytelling techniques of fiction. The non-fiction novel is an otherwi ...

form and explores

working-class culture Working-class culture is a range of cultures created by or popular among working-class people. The cultures can be contrasted with high culture and folk culture, and are often equated with popular culture and low culture (the counterpart of high ...

, untold histories of Northern England, popular music, and small-town life. ''Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile'', her debut novel, was based on the life and work of

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

playwright

Andrea Dunbar Andrea Dunbar (22 May 1961 – 20 December 1990) was an English playwright. She wrote ''The Arbor'' (1980) and ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' (1982), an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living in a run-down part of ...

. The novel was shortlisted for the

Gordon Burn Prize Gordon Burn (16 January 1948 – 17 July 2009) was an English writer born in Newcastle upon Tyne and the author of four novels and several works of non-fiction. Background Burn's novels deal with issues of modern fame and faded celebrity as l ...

and the

Portico Prize The Portico Library, The Portico or Portico Library and Gallery on Mosley Street, Manchester, is an independent subscription library designed in the Greek Revival style by Thomas Harrison of Chester and built between 1802 and 1806. It is reco ...

. A stage adaptation by Freedom Studios and screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth toured across Yorkshire in 2019. ''Ten Thousand Apologies'' is her recent biography of cult UK band

Fat White Family Fat White Family are an English rock band, formed in 2011 in Peckham, South London. History The band, fronted by Southampton-born and Cookstown-raised Lias Kaci Saoudi, formed in 2011. Lead guitarist Saul Adamczewski was previously the frontma ...

. It is a collaborative work with lead singer Lias Saoudi. The book traces the group's origins from working-class

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

to Algeria, via sectarian Northern Ireland and the squats of south London. Writing in the ''Observer'', Miranda Sawyer described it as a 'bleak, funny and compelling biography.' As a journalist, Stripe has written features on theatre, film, literature and music for

The Quietus ''The Quietus'' is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics. Content ''The Quiet ...

Yorkshire Post ''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds in Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by ...

and Caught by the River. In 2006, alongside

Tony O'Neill Tony O'Neill (born 1978, Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English writer based in New York. A one-time musician with Kenickie (1997–98), Marc Almond (1997–98), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (1999) and Kelli Ali (2001–04), O'Neill is also the a ...

and

Ben Myers Benjamin Myers (born January 1976) is an English writer and journalist. Early life Myers grew up in Belmont, County Durham, and was a pupil at the estate's local comprehensive school where he become interested in reading and skateboarding. My ...

she formed possibly the first literary movement spawned via a social networking site, the

Brutalists Brutalism is a literary movement formed in 2006 by three writers from the north of England (Tony O'Neill, Adelle Stripe and Ben Myers). The Brutalists are affiliated with the Offbeat generation, a loose association of like-minded writers wo ...

. She has published three chapbook collections of poetry with Blackheath Books, including ''Dark Corners of Land.'' ''The Humber Star,'' her poem based on the experiences of women in 19th century Hessle Road, was performed at John Grant's North Atlantic Flux, for Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

Personal life

Stripe grew up in

Tadcaster Tadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, east of the Great North Road, north-east of Leeds, and south-west of York. Its historical importance from Roman times onward was largely as the ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, and attended

Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster Grammar School founded in 1557, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England, educating children aged 11–18 years old, and has an on-site sixth form. The school is located in t ...

. A former window dresser and factory worker, she moved to East London and became a music programmer on

Brick Lane Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন) is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest ...

. Her early stories and poems were published on blogs and local fanzines, and were developed via

Chuck Palahniuk Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (; born February 21, 1962) is an American freelance journalist and novelist who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adul ...

's online writing forum, The Cult. She studied Creative Writing as a mature student at the

University of Greenwich The University of Greenwich is a public university located in London and Kent, United Kingdom. Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic. The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along with it ...

and

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. Her PhD thesis on Andrea Dunbar, non-fiction novels and contemporary northern literature was awarded by the

University of Huddersfield , mottoeng = Thus not for you alone , established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £2.47 million (2015) , chancellor = George W. Buckley , vice_chancel ...

in 2017. She is married to the author

Bibliography

Fiction

* 2017: ''Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile''. Wrecking Ball Press * 2017: ''Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile''. Little, Brown Book Group

Non-fiction

* 2022: ''Ten Thousand Apologies: Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure''. White Rabbit *2021: ''Stay Alive Till '75''. Ration Books * 2019: ''Sweating Tears with Fat White Family''. Rough Trade Books

Drama

* 2019: ''Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile''. Adaptation by Lisa Holdsworth. Methuen Drama

Anthologies

* 2021: ''Flashback: Parties For The People By The People''. Rough Trade Books *2021: ''Excavate: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall''. Faber & Faber * 2019: ''Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers''. Unbound

Edited works, introductions and forewords

* 2019: ''Alma Cogan

Gordon Burn Gordon Burn (16 January 1948 – 17 July 2009) was an English writer born in Newcastle upon Tyne and the author of four novels and several works of non-fiction. Background Burn's novels deal with issues of modern fame and faded celebrity as l ...

''. Faber & Faber *2014: ''Sweet is the Taste of Tears

Yosano Akiko Yosano Akiko (Shinjitai: , seiji: ; 7 December 1878 – 29 May 1942) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in the late Meiji era as well as the Taishō and early Shōwa eras of ...

''. Tangerine Press

References

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