Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2013) Winner
Nathan Filer
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Nathan Filer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Bristol）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bristol, England
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Lecturer, Psychiatric nurse, Performance poet
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Affiliations
- Bath Spa University, University of Bristol
- Nominations
- Mind Media Awards Radio Category shortlist (The Mind in the Media), Rathbones Folio Prize longlist (The Heartland)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the West of England | Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences | Mental Health Nursing | 精神保健看護学士（一級栄誉学位） | — | United Kingdom |
| Bath Spa University | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of the West of England
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences
/ Mental Health Nursing
Degree:
精神保健看護学士（一級栄誉学位）
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United Kingdom
Bath Spa University
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Reader in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Costa Book Awards First Novel Award | The Shock of the Fall | 新人小説 | Costa Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Costa Book of the Year | The Shock of the Fall | — | Costa Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Betty Trask Prize | The Shock of the Fall | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Specsavers National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The Shock of the Fall | 人気フィクション | Specsavers National Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best First Novel | The Shock of the Fall | 最優秀新人小説 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Honorary Master of Letters | — | — | University of the West of England | 授与 |
| 2015 | Honorary Doctor of Liberal Arts | — | — | Abertay University | 授与 |
Costa Book Awards First Novel Award
2013
Work:
The Shock of the Fall
Category:
新人小説
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Costa Book of the Year
2013
Work:
The Shock of the Fall
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Betty Trask Prize
2014
Work:
The Shock of the Fall
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Specsavers National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year
2014
Work:
The Shock of the Fall
Category:
人気フィクション
Organization:
Specsavers National Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best First Novel
2014
Work:
The Shock of the Fall
Category:
最優秀新人小説
Organization:
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Result:
受賞
Honorary Master of Letters
2015
Organization:
University of the West of England
Result:
授与
Honorary Doctor of Liberal Arts
2015
Organization:
Abertay University
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Shock of the Fall
2013 Literary fictionDescribes the life of a boy from Bristol dealing with his grief at the death of his brother, and experience of mental health care services for schizophrenia.
Mental illnessGriefFamilySchizophrenia
Translations
- Translated into thirty languages
Bibliography
- The Shock of the Fall (2013)
- The Heartland (2019) / This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
Translations of Works
- The Shock of the Fall: translated into thirty languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoignantSympatheticSensitiveAccessible
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental healthSchizophreniaGriefHealthcare
Legacy
Best known for debut novel The Shock of the Fall winning Costa Book of the Year. Recognized for raising mental health awareness through literature and nursing background.
Trivia
- Trained as psychiatric nurse before writing career.
- Performance poet appearing at festivals like Glastonbury.