Joe Heap (born 1986) is an English author who resides in London.[1][2] His poetry has been published in several journals and he was a winner of the 2004 Foyle Young Poet Award.[3] He was a guest author at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival.[4]

Life and works

Heap was born in London and grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[5] He later moved to Scotland where he completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.[6] Heap’s first book, The Rules of Seeing (HarperCollins, 2018[7]), was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author award and won the RNA’s Debut Romantic Novel award in 2018.[8][9] His second novel was When The Music Stops (HarperCollins, 2020[10]).

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Heap". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Writer's Block with Joe Heap". The Gloss Magazine. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Joe Heap – The Poetry Society: Poems". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Joe Heap". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Leonard, Sue (16 August 2018). "Joe Heap". Sue Leonard. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Joe Heap | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Heap, Joe (2019). The rules of seeing. London. ISBN 978-0-00-829319-2. OCLC 1085198577.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Booksellers Association - BAMBRA 2018 shortlists announced". The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Romantic Novel Awards – Winners Announced – RNA". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Heap, Joe (2020). When the music stops. London. ISBN 978-0-00-829322-2. OCLC 1203942615.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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