Steven Hall | |
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Born | 1975 Derbyshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Writer |
Steven Hall (born 1975 in Derbyshire) is a British writer. He is the author of The Raw Shark Texts, lead writer of the video game Battlefield 1, and writer on Nike's World Cup short film The Last Game. [1] [2]
His debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts won the 2008 Somerset Maugham Award and a 2007 Borders Original Voices Award, and was shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award. [3] The book has been translated into 29 different languages, and a screenplay for a film adaptation has been written by Simon Beaufoy ( Slumdog Millionaire). [4]
Hall has written for Granta Magazine and Lonely Planet. [5] [6] He has also written scripts for Doctor Who radio dramas [7] and was the lead writer for the video games Crysis 3, [8] [9] Ryse: Son of Rome, [10] Battlefield 1, and Battlefield V.
In 2007, Hall was named as one of Waterstone's "25 Authors for the Future". [11] In 2010, Hall was named as one of the best 20 novelists under 40 by The Daily Telegraph. [12] In 2013, Hall was named as one of Granta′s Best of Young British Novelists 2013 out of 20 novelists listed in total. [13]
Steven Hall | |
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Born | 1975 Derbyshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Writer |
Steven Hall (born 1975 in Derbyshire) is a British writer. He is the author of The Raw Shark Texts, lead writer of the video game Battlefield 1, and writer on Nike's World Cup short film The Last Game. [1] [2]
His debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts won the 2008 Somerset Maugham Award and a 2007 Borders Original Voices Award, and was shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award. [3] The book has been translated into 29 different languages, and a screenplay for a film adaptation has been written by Simon Beaufoy ( Slumdog Millionaire). [4]
Hall has written for Granta Magazine and Lonely Planet. [5] [6] He has also written scripts for Doctor Who radio dramas [7] and was the lead writer for the video games Crysis 3, [8] [9] Ryse: Son of Rome, [10] Battlefield 1, and Battlefield V.
In 2007, Hall was named as one of Waterstone's "25 Authors for the Future". [11] In 2010, Hall was named as one of the best 20 novelists under 40 by The Daily Telegraph. [12] In 2013, Hall was named as one of Granta′s Best of Young British Novelists 2013 out of 20 novelists listed in total. [13]