G. F. Phillips
Gordon Phillips could have gone into the print trade like his father, but 'he was never any good with his hands.' Leaving St Albans and work as an office clerk he crossed the North/South divide and became a mature student at Newcastle University. Here he specialised in writing, memory and culture for his MA. He has written articles, essays, book and theatre reviews for various magazines through the University of Chichester, Education Review, Arts North and The Good Book Guide of Whitakers. His poems have been published in Australia, the USA and Britain, in school textbooks and anthologies like New Angles by Oxford University Press and Enjoying English by MacMillan. His short story, Going Backwards to Go Forwards was recorded for the audio website listenupnorth along with several other short stories and poems. He has worked on several collaborations with composers, including a multi-media project with Essex schoolchildren called Five Operas, two classical music song cycles and a folksong cycle of northern sketches that provided training for two schoolgirl singers and composers. At the moment, he is completing the lyrics for a folksong cycle about the history of St Mary's Island on North Tyneside. He has worked part-time as an Adult Education Tutor on Literature and Creative Writing courses run by the WEA (Workers' Education Association) and Newcastle City Council. In 2011 he won a Northern Voices Award. He is a member of The Society of Authors and The Performing Right Society.
Credentials
G. F. Phillips in 60 seconds
When did you start writing?
At home and in my dreamsWhat do you love about short stories?
Playing with ideas about time and spaceDo you write in other forms?
poetry, songs, song lyrics, essays, articles, book reviewsWhat distracts you from writing?
Paying the billsOutside of writing, what are your other passions?
Theatre, philosophy, pedestrianism: town and country walksWhat is your favourite book?
MetamorphosisWho are your favourite writers?
Franz Kafka, Albert Camus and D. H. LawrenceWhere is your dream location?
A quiet riverbankWhat one item would you put into Room 101?
Footballers who spitDo you have any advice for new writers?
Try and kill off your favourite master or mistress storytellerWork by G. F. Phillips:
A Garden Of Love And Paradise Along The lane
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Set in the mid 1960s, Tim Bristow is a teenager who cannot make a decision for himself and always does what his mates want to do. Religion, sex and the idea of the body have their part to play in this tale.
Night Fight at the Zoo
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A story about a grudge match that invokes a background of class as competition, strong passions and a sought-after revenge.
Three-Card Brag
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See the hand a citizen has to play when he becomes too big for his small town, and, according to the local authorities, stands in the way of progress by his action.
Going Backwards To Go Forwards
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Set in Northumberland, the Charlton's, a family of tenant hill farmers, struggle to survive against folk who wield the power to control their land usage.
The Travellers' Man
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Jamie Mullen is caught in the middle of the wheeling and dealing among Irish Travellers who have returned home for Christmas.
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