Glyn Hughes (25 May 1935 - 24 May 2011) was an English poet, novelist and artist. His 1982 novel ''Where I Used to Play on the Green '' won the

Guardian Fiction Prize The Guardian Fiction Prize was a literary award sponsored by ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Founded in 1965, it recognized one fiction book per year written by a British or Commonwealth writer and published in the United Kingdom. The award ran for 33 ...

and

David Higham Prize for Fiction The David Higham Prize for Fiction was inaugurated in 1975 to mark the 80th birthday of David Higham, literary agent, and was awarded annually to a citizen of the Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland, Pakistan, or South Africa for a first novel or boo ...

. His ''Millstone Grit'' was published in 1975 and was included in "William Atkins's top 10 books of the moor" in 2014, and was republished by Little Toller Books in 2022 with an introduction by

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. M ...

. ''Text of introduction to new edition''

Selected publications

*''Millstone Grit'' (1975, Readers Union: ) *''Towards the Sun: poems & photographs'' (1971, Harry Chambers, Phoenix Pamphlet Poets, Manchester) *''Where I Used to Play on the Green'' (1982, Gollancz: )

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Glyn 1935 births 2011 deaths People from Altrincham People from Hebden Bridge 20th-century English poets 20th-century English novelists