Steven Hall | |
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 Steven Hall at the "Humber Mouth" Hull literature festival 2006 | |
| Born | 1975 Derbyshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Writer |
Steven Hall (born 1975 in Derbyshire) is a British writer. He is the author of The Raw Shark Texts, lead writer of the video game Battlefield 1, and writer on Nike's World Cup short film The Last Game. [1] [2]
His debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts won the 2008 Somerset Maugham Award and a 2007 Borders Original Voices Award, and was shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award. [3] The book has been translated into 29 different languages, and a screenplay for a film adaptation has been written by Simon Beaufoy ( Slumdog Millionaire). [4]
Hall has written for Granta Magazine and Lonely Planet. [5] [6] He has also written scripts for Doctor Who radio dramas [7] and was the lead writer for the video games Crysis 3, [8] [9] Ryse: Son of Rome, [10] Battlefield 1, and Battlefield V.
In 2007, Hall was named as one of Waterstone's "25 Authors for the Future". [11] In 2010, Hall was named as one of the best 20 novelists under 40 by The Daily Telegraph. [12] In 2013, Hall was named as one of Granta′s Best of Young British Novelists 2013 out of 20 novelists listed in total. [13]
Works
Novels
- The Raw Shark Texts (2007) [14]
- Maxwell's Demon (2021) [15]
Short stories
- "Stories for a Phone Book," in New Writing 13 (2005) [16]
- "Ten Tickets," in "A Couple of Stops (Light Transit)" (2006)
- "What I Think About When I Think About Robots," in Granta 109: Work (2010) [17]
- "The End of Endings," in Granta 123: Best of Young British Novelists 4 (2013)
Computer games
- Crysis 3 (2013)
- Ryse: Son of Rome (2013)
- Battlefield 1 (2016)
- Battlefield V (2018)
Radio plays
- "The Word Lord," in Doctor Who: Forty-Five (2008)
- Doctor Who: A Death in the Family (2010)
Advertising
- The Last Game for Nike (2014)
Awards and prizes
- Waterstones 25 authors for the Future (2007) [11]
- Borders Original Voices Award (2007) for The Raw Shark Texts [18]
- Somerset Maugham Award (2008) for The Raw Shark Texts [19]
- Granta Best of Young British Novelists (2013)
References
- ^ "Steven hall, raw shark texts, author, write, novel". 10 January 2021.
- ^ Arts, Electronic (12 January 2017). "Developer Q&A: Writing for Battlefield 1". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Id.
- ^ Nick Newman, "Simon Beaufoy Adapting Sci-Fi Novel ‘Raw Shark Texts’; ‘Sharp Teeth’ Still on the Table", The Film Stage, 11 June 2012.
- ^ Stephen Hall page, Granta Contributors.
- ^ British Council on Literature.
- ^ Steven Hall, CMT Artists
- ^ Interview: Steven Hall, Writer of CRYSIS 3, Starburst.
- ^ "Interview with Crysis 3 writer, Steven Hall", Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
- ^ Gamewise Credits, Ryse: Son of Rome.
- ^ a b "UK authors of the future unveiled". BBC News. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Lorna Bradbury, "Are these Britain's best 20 novelists under 40?", The Telegraph, 18 June 2010.
- ^ Dan Lewis, "Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 announced", Waterstones Blog.
- ^ "The Raw Shark Texts". HarperCollins. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
- ^ "Maxwell's Demon - Steven Hall - Paperback".
- ^ "Stories for a Phone Book", Steven Hall Forum.
- ^ Granta 109: Work, Winter 2009.
- ^ "ウェーブキーとは？防犯性はどれくらい？仕組みを解説！".
- ^ "The Somerset Maugham Awards Past Winners - Prizes, Grants & Awards - the Society of Authors". Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
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