Guy Mankowski

Guy Mankowski

Guy Mankowski was singer in the signed band Alba Nova. He trained as a psychologist at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London. His debut novel, 'The Intimates', was chosen as a Recommended title by New Writing North's Read Regional campaign. His second novel, 'Letters from Yelena', was researched in the world of Russian ballet and was awarded an Arts Council Literature Grant. The novel was adapted for the stage by the choreographer Dora Frankel and used in GCSE training material by Osiris Educational. His third novel, 'How I Left The National Grid', was written as part of his PhD at Northumbria University. 'An Honest Deceit' was a New Writing North Read Regional title, and released on Audible. "Dead Rock Stars" was published by Darkstroke in 2020. His first work of non-fiction was ‘Albion’s Secret History: Snapshots of England’s Pop Rebels and Outsiders’ (Zer0 Books) for which he interviewed key figures in English music, including Gary Numan. He’s a full-time lecturer at Lincoln University. His TEDx talk on his experience of opening Kristen Pfaff's unseen archive for a forthcoming biography was entitled 'Lived Through This: Kristen Pfaff's hidden archive and influence'.

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