Phil Whitaker (born 1966) is an English novelist and physician. He is also a journalist.

Education and writings

Whitaker, born in Kent,Own webpage. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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in 1990 and at the

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, where he undertook postgraduate training in general practice. He also completed an MA in creative writing at the

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in 1996. Whitaker made his debut with the

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'', which received the 1997

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and the 1998

Betty Trask Award The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are for first novels written by authors under the age of 35, who reside in a current or former Commonwealth nation. Each year the awards total £20,000, with one author receiving a larger prize amount, called the ...

, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Whitbread First Novel Award. His second novel, ''

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'', won the 2000

Encore Award The £10,000 Encore Award for the best second novel was first awarded in 1990. It is sponsored by Lucy Astor. The award fills a niche in the catalogue of literary prizes by celebrating the achievement of outstanding second novels, often neglecte ...

. Whitaker writes a regular medical column for the UK weekly ''

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''. He currently lives in Somerset.

Awards

*1997

, ''Eclipse of the Sun'' *1998

, ''Eclipse of the Sun'' *2000

, ''Triangulation''

Bibliography

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'' (2002) *''Freak of Nature'' (2007) *''Sister Sebastian's Library'' (2016) *''You'' (2018) *''Chicken Unga Fever'' (2018)

References

1966 births Living people Alumni of the University of Nottingham Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of the University of East Anglia British writers New Statesman people People from Somerset {{UK-writer-stub