Julian Gough
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Julian Gough is an Irish novelist currently living in Berlin.
His first novel, Juno & Juliet, was published in 2001 by Flamingo, almost a decade after Gough sung and wrote lyrics for the Irish 1980s cult group Toasted Heretic
. His second novel, Jude: Level 1, was published in 2007 at Old Street Publishing, shortly after he won the BBC Short Story Award for the book's first chapter, titled "The Orphan and the Mob". In 2010, Salmon Poetry released Gough's first poetry collection, Free Sex Chocolate, which juxtaposes Gough's more recent forays into poetry with his earlier lyrics written for Toasted Heretic.
Gough also writes columns and opinion pieces for various newspapers and magazines, including Guardian,
Prospect Magazine and A Public Space.
In 2007, he rebelled against the decision to award the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
to writer Will Self
. Gough, who was nominated alongside Self, stole the prize, a pig, to keep for himself. In early 2010, Gough wrote an article on the state of Irish literature, "slamming fellow Irish novelists", on his personal website. Gough's novel Jude in London came third in the 2011 Guardian Not The Booker prize after the author threatened to share pictures of him "wearing only the [Not The Booker trophy] mug" shall he win the competition .
His first novel, Juno & Juliet, was published in 2001 by Flamingo, almost a decade after Gough sung and wrote lyrics for the Irish 1980s cult group Toasted Heretic
Toasted Heretic
Toasted Heretic was an Irish rock group who attracted a cult following in the late 1980s and 1990s.-History:The band was formed in Galway in the mid-1980s and came to national attention with a self-published album, Songs for Swinging Celibates , in 1988...
. His second novel, Jude: Level 1, was published in 2007 at Old Street Publishing, shortly after he won the BBC Short Story Award for the book's first chapter, titled "The Orphan and the Mob". In 2010, Salmon Poetry released Gough's first poetry collection, Free Sex Chocolate, which juxtaposes Gough's more recent forays into poetry with his earlier lyrics written for Toasted Heretic.
Gough also writes columns and opinion pieces for various newspapers and magazines, including Guardian,
Prospect Magazine and A Public Space.
In 2007, he rebelled against the decision to award the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the UK's only literary award for comic literature. Established in 2000 and named in honour of P G Wodehouse, past winners include Paul Torday in 2007 with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Marina Lewycka with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 2005 and...
to writer Will Self
Will Self
William Woodard "Will" Self is an English novelist and short story writer. His fictional style is known for being satirical, grotesque, and fantastical. He is a prolific commentator on contemporary British life, with regular appearances on Newsnight and Question Time...
. Gough, who was nominated alongside Self, stole the prize, a pig, to keep for himself. In early 2010, Gough wrote an article on the state of Irish literature, "slamming fellow Irish novelists", on his personal website. Gough's novel Jude in London came third in the 2011 Guardian Not The Booker prize after the author threatened to share pictures of him "wearing only the [Not The Booker trophy] mug" shall he win the competition .
Publications
- I Totes Love the Christian Brothers (Self-published)
- Juno & Juliet (Flamingo) ISBN 978-0007108107
- Jude: Level 1 (Old Street) ISBN 978-1905847242
- Free Sex Chocolate (Salmon Poetry) ISBN 978-1907056369
- Jude in London (Old Street) ISBN 978-1905847839
- Trapped in a Stephen King Story: My Spiraling Descent into Madness (Macmillan, forthcoming)