Adam Maxwell
Encyclopedia
Adam Maxwell is an English writer
. He has a degree in English Studies and a Masters degree in Creative Writing.
McSweeney's
and his writing has been described in the press as a ‘Chandler
-esque hard-boiled cocktail, stirred with equal parts humour, mystery, gut-wrenching realism, and trademark minimalism’, ‘weird, wonderful, twisted and witty’ and even ‘almost Fawlty Towers
’ which is, unsurprisingly, one of his favourites.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He has a degree in English Studies and a Masters degree in Creative Writing.
Writing Style
Adam Maxwell's subject matter tends towards the surreal or at the very least weird. His work is often peppered with references to popular culture and he tends towards finding humor in strange places. Maxwell adopts a relatively minimalist approach to writing which is often echoed in the length of his stories. His longer works tend to use this brevity to drive the story forward with a frenetic pace. His writing style is hard to pinpoint and as a result has been published in a plethora of publications and genres including fiction, semi-fiction, non-fiction and working with illustrators on children’s stories to name but a few. He has been published widely in both print and online including in Dave Eggers’Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his more recent work as a screenwriter. He is also the co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia.-Life:Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts,...
McSweeney's
McSweeney's
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and his writing has been described in the press as a ‘Chandler
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American novelist and screenwriter.In 1932, at age forty-five, Raymond Chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in...
-esque hard-boiled cocktail, stirred with equal parts humour, mystery, gut-wrenching realism, and trademark minimalism’, ‘weird, wonderful, twisted and witty’ and even ‘almost Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Twelve television program episodes were produced . The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom played major characters...
’ which is, unsurprisingly, one of his favourites.
Fiction
- Dial M For MonkeyDial 'M' For Monkey (book)Dial M For Monkey is a collection of 20 short stories and flash fiction by Adam Maxwell first published in 2006.Maxwell's writing has been described in the press as a ‘Chandler-esque hard-boiled cocktail, stirred with equal parts humour, mystery, gut-wrenching realism, and trademark minimalism’,...
(stories) (2006) - The Night Before The Christmas Before I Was Married & other festive tales (short stories) (2009)
- The Defective Detective : Cat Chaser (novella) (2010)
Awards
- 2008: Best Podcasting Campaign 2007/08 from North East Digital Awards for his short story podcast.