Tom Moran
Tom Moran (born 12 August 1987) is a British screenwriter and novelist, known for his novel Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers, the first part of the Walton Cumberfield series.
Career
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Moran attended the University of East Anglia. While studying for a degree in Scriptwriting and Performance, he set up Laugh Out Loud comedy club. He subsequently performed a 21-night show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1]
In 2014, Moran won the Guardian and Legend Press' new prize for self-published fiction.[2] The prize aims to find books "that are not only zeitgeisty and promising, but will be talked about in 10 or even 100 years' time."[3] Following the prize, Moran has received attention in various publications including the Washington Post.[4]
In 2015, Moran was named as one of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Writing Forum winners[5] for his new sitcom, Printheads. The prize culminated in a showcase at the New York Television Festival, where professional actors performed the script live.
At the festival, Moran won the AMC (TV channel)-Channel 4 Drama Co-Development Award for his script White Rabbit.[6]
Personal life
Moran lives in Axminster, Devon.[7] His brother, Bob, is a regular cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph. [8][9]
References
- ↑ Milner-Smith, Claire (11 November 2011). "Norfolk comic Tom Moran's elusive joke". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Self-published book of the month: Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers by Tom Moran – review". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Is your book a self-published masterpiece?". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "The Guardian's first self-published book prize winner"". The Washington Post. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "BAFTA Names British Comedy Writers Selected for New York Showcase". BAFTA. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "C4 & AMC developing sci-fi mystery drama". Broadcast (magazine). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Devon writer becomes first winner of new national fiction prize". Literature Works. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Bob Moran cartoonist".
- ↑ "Bob Moran". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2014.