The website of the writer, Paul Southern.
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| Following an induced labour some time in the 1960s (due date: Halloween night), I had my subscription to a normal life revoked by itinerant parents, who moved from city to city. Lived in Liverpool, Belfast, London and Leeds, then escaped to university, where I nearly died of a brain haemorrhage. After an unexpected recovery, formed an underground indie group (Sexus). Met the singer (David Savage) through standing on a bee. Made immediate plans to become rich and famous but ended up in Manchester. Shared a house with mice, cockroaches, and slugs; shared the street with criminals. Five years later, hit the big time with a Warners record deal. Concerts at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Melody Maker front cover, Smash Hits Single of the Week, Radio 1. Mixed with the really rich and famous. Then mixed with lawyers. Ended up back in Manchester, broke. Got a PhD in English (I am the world's leading authority on Tennyson's stage plays), then wrote my first novel, The Craze, based on my experiences of the Muslim community. Immediately nominated to the Arena X Club (the name Arena magazine gives to a select group of creative, UK-based men responsible for shaping the way their readers live and enjoy their lives). Wrote a second book, Brown Boys in Chocolate, which predicted the London bombings. Fell foul of the censors and subsequently gagged by the press. Documentary makers came to visit. They suggested making a programme Why Can't I Marry a Muslim? which never got off the ground. Roger Graef (Films of Record) and Simon Lewis (Plug and Socket Productions) finally got ITV interested in a story on honour killings and inter-racial marriages and commissioned me to write a screenplay (Pariah) based on my life story (see The Times). Subsequently wrote two further novels (as yet unpublished) and am currently working on another. |
NOVELS THE CRAZE (Century / Arrow) 2004/2005 BROWN BOYS IN CHOCOLATE (Century / Arrow) 2005/2006 FAIR GAME 2006 DADDY DEAREST (eBook) 2009 TELEVISION THE CRAZE (optioned for TV / Film by Sally Head Productions) PARIAH single drama for ITV (Films of Record / Plug & Socket Productions) 2008
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Literary Agent : Rachel Calder (Sayle Literary Agency) Tel: 01223 303035 |
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Film /TV Agent: Matthew Bates (Sayle Screen) Tel: 0207 823 3883 |