Shirley Jackson Awards
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Edition 12 (2018) Winner
Tom Cox
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Tom Cox
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Nottinghamshire
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nottinghamshire → Devon → Norfolk → Derbyshire (near Eyam) → Somerset
Career
- Occupations
- writer, rock critic, columnist
- Active Years
- 1999-2025
- Nominations
- William Hill Sports Book of the Year longlist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shirley Jackson Award | Help the Witch | — | Shirley Jackson Awards | Winner |
Shirley Jackson Award
2018
Work:
Help the Witch
Organization:
Shirley Jackson Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Help the Witch
2018 ghost story collectionA collection of ghost stories crowdfunded via Unbound.
folklorerural lifewitchcraft
21st Century Yokel
2017 non-fictionA blend of nature writing, memoir, and folklore about life in Devon, Norfolk, and family history.
naturefolklorefamily history
Ring the Hill
2019 non-fictionDiscursive anecdotes about rural life and rambling in Devon and Somerset.
ramblingrural life
Villager
2022 novelFull-length novel crowdfunded by Unbound.
village life
Bibliography
- Nice Jumper
- Educating Peter
- The Lost Tribes of Pop
- Bring Me The Head Of Sergio Garcia
- Under the Paw
- Talk to the Tail
- The Good, the Bad and the Furry
- Close Encounters of the Furred Kind
- 21st Century Yokel
- Ring the Hill
- Notebook
- Help the Witch
- Villager
- 1983
- Everything Will Swallow You
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- nature writinghumourmemoiristicdiscursive
- Recurring Motifs
- folkloreramblingwildlifepsychedelic rockcat ownershiplocal historygolf
Legacy
Nottinghamshire-born British author who has published fifteen books as of 2021, known for themes including folklore, nature, cats, and golf. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award.
In Popular Culture
- Ran the Twitter account 'My Sad Cat' featuring his cat The Bear until 2016.
Trivia
- Published a music fanzine as a teenager, interviewing Ray Manzarek on his parents' phone.
- Served as chief rock critic for The Guardian between 1999 and 2000.
- Documented a year as Britain's most inept golf professional in Bring Me The Head Of Sergio Garcia.
- Successfully crowdfunded several books including 21st Century Yokel in seven hours.