Ben Brooks (born 1992 in
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
) is the author of the novels: ''
Grow Up'', ''Fences'',
''An Island of Fifty'', ''The Kasahara School of Nihilism,'' ''Upward Coast and Sadie'', ''Lolito, Everyone Gets Eaten'' '','' and ''Hurra.'' Writing for children, he has published the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller ''Stories For Boys Who Dare to Be Different'', ''Stories For Boys Who Dare to be Different 2'', ''Stories For Kids Who Dare to be Different'', ''The Impossible Boy'', and ''The Greatest Inventor''. His first non-fiction book for adults, ''Things They Don't Want You To Know'', was published by Quercus in September 2020.
He contributed the story 'Kimchi or a Partial List of Misappropriated Hood Ornaments' to
Frank Ocean
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's ''
Boys Don't Cry,'' accompanying the release of 2016 album ''Blonde''.
Awards
* 2014
Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize
The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize is a literary award for eight British writers of outstanding works of fiction, who each receive £5,000.Somerset Maugham Award
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for Lolito
* 2018 British National Book Award as 'Children's Book of the Year' for Stories For Boys Who Dare to Be Different
References
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1992 births
English male writers
Living people
People from Gloucestershire