Rodge Glass (born 17 January 1978 in Cheshire) is a British writer.
Biography
Glass was born in Cheshire, England. He attended an "Orthodox Jewish Primary School, an 11+ All Boys Grammar School, a Co-Ed Private School, a Monk-sponsored Catholic College, Hebrew University in Jerusalem." In 1997, Glass moved to Scotland to receive an undergraduate degree from Strathclyde University. For graduate school, he attended Glasgow University, where he was tutored by Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Janice Galloway, and received a Master of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing. Between 2002 and 2005, Glass worked as a personal assistant to Alasdair Gray, which inspired his later biography of the writer. In 2008, he received a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy degree from the University of Glasgow.
Glass has worked as an editor for multiple publications and written for The Guardian, The Paris Review, The Herald, The Scotsman, and others. In 2013, he began working as a "Reader in Literary Fiction at Edge Hill University and Fiction Editor at Freight Books."
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde, where he also serves as the Convener of the Master of Letters program in Creative Writing.
Awards
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | No Fireworks | Authors’ Club First Novel Award | Nominee | |
2006 | No Fireworks | Dylan Thomas Prize | Nominee | |
2006 | No Fireworks | Glen Dimplex First Book Award | Shortlist | |
No Fireworks | Saltire Award | Nominee | ||
2009 | Alasdair Gray | Scottish Arts Council Award for Non-Fiction | Nominee | |
2009 | Alasdair Gray | Somerset Maugham Award | Winner | |
2013 | LoveSexTravelMusik | Frank O’Connor Award | Nominee |
Publications
As editor
- The Year of Open Doors (Cargo, 2011)
- Second Lives: Tales From Two Cities with Jane Bernstein (Cargo, 2012)
- Articles of Faith by Michael Cannon (Freight, 2014)
- Head Land (Edge Hill University Press, 2016)
- The Storey's Story: Memories, Stories, Poems, Images
Biographies
- Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography (2008)
- Michel Faber: The Writer & His Work (Liverpool University Press, 2023)
Novels
- No Fireworks (Faber & Faber, 2005)
- Hope for Newborns (Faber & Faber, 2008)
- Dougie's War with Dave Turbitt (Freight, 2010)
Short story collections
- LoveSexTravelMusik: Stories for the EasyJet Generation (Freight, 2013)
Select short stories
- "We're All Gonna Have the Blues," in Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future, edited by Gregory Norminton (Oneworld, 2013)
References
- ^ "Rodge Glass". The Short Story Project. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Rodge Glass". Cove Park. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Rodge Glass". Faber. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Spinning Scotland". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- "Roger Glass". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- "Rodge Glass". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- "Dr Roger Glass". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Rodge Glass". Jenny Brown Associates. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Contemporary fiction & non-fiction". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- "Somerset Maugham Awards". The Society of Authors. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2023-02-09.