Richard House is an author, film maker, and artist. He was born in

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. His first novel, ''Bruiser'', was short-listed for the Ferro-Grumley Gay Fiction Award in 1998. His latest novel, ''

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'', was longlisted for the

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. From 1988 to 2008, Richard was part of an art collaborative called Haha, along with

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, and John Ploof. He graduated from the

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and completed his PhD in Creative Writing at the

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in 2009. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the

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Novels

*2002: ''Bruiser'' *2002: ''Uninvited'' *2013: ''

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni Alumni of the University of East Anglia Academics of the University of Birmingham {{Europe-artist-stub