Amy Mason (born 17 May 1982) is a British comedian, novelist and theatre maker from

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, England. Her

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''The Other Ida'' won the 2014

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Early life and education

Mason grew up in

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where she attended

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, leaving at the age of 16. She subsequently completed an MPhil in writing at the

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. Mason is the granddaughter of actor,

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Works

She has written and performed two shows, both produced by

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; ''Mass'' and ''The Islanders''. ''The Islanders'' was written with Mason's ex-partner, Art Brut singer

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and award-winning folk singer-songwriter,

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. It won the 2013 Ideas Tap Edinburgh Fringe Fund, before being published as a graphic novel by Nasty Little Press. Mason's non-fiction has also appeared in ''The Guardian''. In 2009 Mason's short story 'To the Bridge' was published in the

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anthology ''Roads Ahead''.

Printed works

To the Bridge (short story) - ''Roads Ahead'' - an anthology (Tindal Street Press, 2009, ) ''The Islanders'' (graphic novel) - (Nasty Little Press, 2012, ) ''The Other Ida'' (novel) - (Cargo, 2014, )

Stage plays

The Islanders (2012) Mass (2014)

References

External links

Amy Mason's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Amy 1972 births Living people 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists Alumni of the University of Wales