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[[Blake Morrison]] (born [[October 8]], [[1950]] in [[Skipton]], [[North Yorkshire]]) is a versatile [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]] who has published in a wide range of [[fiction]] and [[non-fiction]] genres. His greatest success came with the publication of his memoirs ''And When Did You Last See Your Father?''. He has also written a study of the [[James Bulger]] murder, ''As If''.

He studied at [[Nottingham University]] and [[University College London|UCL]] before working for the [[Times Literary Supplement]]. He is a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].

==External LinksAwards¹==

* 1980 [[Eric Gregory Award]]

* Blake Morrison page at the Contemporary Writers website - [http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth75]

* 1985 [[Dylan Thomas Award]]

* 1985 [[Somerset Maugham Award]] for ''Dark Glasses''

* 1988 [[E.M. Forster Award]]

* 1993 [[Esquire/Volvo/Waterstone's Non-Fiction Book Award]] for ''And When Did You Last See Your Father?''

* 1994 [[J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography|J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography]] for ''And When Did You Last See Your Father?''

==References==

* ¹ from {{contemporary writers|id=75}}

[[Category:1950 births|Morrison, Blake]]