Nicholas Hogg is an award-winning author, poet, and short shory writer.
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Show Me the Sky has been nominated for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
“An assured and gripping debut.” — Ian MacMillan, The Verb, BBC Radio 3
“His subtle and clever novel weaves together five different narrative strands...plotted so artfully.” — The Big Issue
“Hogg performs a full range of literary circus feats... leading his reader on an exotic journey of the myriad forms and frailties of existence, highlighted by the power of books to change lives.” — Adelaide Advertiser
“Like a four-part harmony, Hogg balances these voices, strengthening the book's message of staying true to one's roots... His swift change in style really shines.” — The Sunday Herald
Show Me the Sky is available from amazon.co.uk, play.com, Waterstone's, Blackwell, WHSmith and other retailers in the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Or as an e-book for a Kindle, iPad or other mobile devices from Amazon.co.uk.
His second novel, The Hummingbird and the Bear, is due for release in Spring 2011.
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Along with leading writers including Hilary Mantel, Toby Litt, Lionel Shriver, Maggie O'Farrel, and Sir Paul McCartney, Nicholas Hogg now has prize-winning short fiction available for downloading through the innovative Ether Books iPhone app. Exclusive electronic versions available include the New Writing Ventures winning story Zen, Bridport Prize finalist Happy Birthday, as well as the BBC broadcast Naked.
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How the Tiger Got Its Stripes, a short story blending Vietnamese fable and modern day California, won the Editor's Choice Award in the 2009 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, and was nominated for the Million Writers Award for the best online story of 2009.
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EVENTS:
Saturday August 28th — Shambala Festival, Northamptonshire. Short story reading at 4pm in the very groovy Twist & Spout tea tent
Saturday September 11th — Loaf Bar, Leicester. Appearing alongside American author Thomas Legendre at 6pm for a short story performance.