Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
Martin MacInnes
マーティン・マッキネス
Mātin Makinnes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983 （Scotland）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 2016-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Dundee (Royal Literary Fund fellow, 2020-2022)
- Nominations
- Booker Prize 2023 longlist (In Ascension)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award | — | — | Scottish Book Trust | Winner |
| 2014 | Manchester Fiction Prize | Our Disorder | — | — | Winner |
| 2017 | Somerset Maugham Award | Infinite Ground | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Blackwell's Book of the Year | In Ascension | — | Blackwell's | Winner |
| 2023 | Saltire Award for Fiction | In Ascension | Fiction | Saltire Society | Winner |
| 2024 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | In Ascension | — | — | Winner |
Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award
2014
Organization:
Scottish Book Trust
Result:
Winner
Manchester Fiction Prize
2014
Work:
Our Disorder
Result:
Winner
Somerset Maugham Award
2017
Work:
Infinite Ground
Result:
Winner
Blackwell's Book of the Year
2023
Work:
In Ascension
Organization:
Blackwell's
Result:
Winner
Saltire Award for Fiction
2023
Work:
In Ascension
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Saltire Society
Result:
Winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2024
Work:
In Ascension
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Infinite Ground
2016 Science fiction / Experimental fictionA mystery revolving around a human disappearance.
human conditiontensions between digital advancement and ecological devastation
Gathering Evidence
2020 Science fiction / Experimental fictionAn exquisitely crafted and unsettling story presenting a prescient vision of the risks of ecological catastrophe, technological dependence, and social isolation.
ecological catastrophetechnological dependencesocial isolation
In Ascension
2023 Science fiction / Experimental fictionA far-reaching epic that blends a deep scientific knowledge with a wide-eyed wonder at our place in the universe.
universehuman place in the universe
Bibliography
- Infinite Ground (2016)
- Gathering Evidence (2020)
- In Ascension (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalblend of science fiction and everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- human condition in the 21st centurytensions between digital advancement and ecological devastation
Legacy
His work often delves into themes of the human condition in the 21st century, weaving narratives that reflect on the tensions between digital advancement and ecological devastation. MacInnes's work is known for its blend of science fiction and everyday life, earning him the label of 'the best experimentalist now working' from The Times.