Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Particulars
I teach Creative Writing at undergraduate and postgraduate level, with a focus on prose.
I am the author of the novels Wolfstongue, Jott and Communion Town, and the story collection Whirlwind Romance. Another novel, The Fox's Tower, is forthcoming in autumn of 2022. My work has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Encore Prize. My short fiction has appeared in publications from Salt Publishing, No Alibis Press, Unsung Stories and Blackstaff Press, and on BBC Radio 4.
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Old stone, deep time: Alan Garner from Weirdstone to Boneland
Thompson, S., 01 Oct 2022, In: Honest Ulsterman. October 2022Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Bloodybones Jones
Thompson, S., 2021, Out Of The Darkness. Coxon, D. (ed.). London: Unsung StoriesResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Silent valley
Thompson, S., 05 Oct 2021, The black dreams: strange stories from Northern Ireland. Chamberlain-King, R. (ed.). Newtownards: Blackstaff PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
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Man Booker Prize - Longlisted
Thompson, Sam (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Spark School Book Award - Winner
Thompson, Sam (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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USBBY Outstanding International Books List 2023
Thompson, Sam (Recipient), 01 Feb 2023
Prize: National/international honour
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Wells Literary Festival Book for Children Prize - Shortlisted
Thompson, Sam (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Subject Extern Examiner, Maynooth University
Sam Thompson (Examiner)
01 Sep 2023Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
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External Examiner, Dublin City University
Sam Thompson (Examiner)
01 Oct 2022 → 30 Sep 2026Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
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Berlin International Literature Festival
Sam Thompson (Invited speaker)
Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Spark School Book Award Talks
Sam Thompson (Invited speaker)
16 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Showcase of New Prose Fiction
Sam Thompson (Invited speaker)
10 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Challenge Authority Examples: essay piece for TeachWire
10/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Author Interview, Big Kids Book Club Podcast
03/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Conversation with Anna Tromop
04/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Author Interview, Storyshaped Podcast
20/10/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Deeper Into The Woods: essay piece for Writing.ie
18/10/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities