Michael Marshall Smith


author, comedy, science fiction, horror, fantasy, surrealism


Born 19?? in ?, ?.


"Michael Marshall Smith spent most of his early years in the USA, South Africa and Australia, before returning with his family to England at the age of ten. He was educated at Chigwell School and King's College, Cambridge where he studied Philosophy and Social and Political Science. The first short story he ever wrote, 'The Man Who Drew Cats' won the British Fantasy Award. In 1992 he won it again." [publishers bumpf in Only Forward , UK pbk, 1994]


"Michael Marshall Smith's first novel was the ground-breaking Only Forward , winner of the August Derleth Award. He has won four British Fantasy Awards, and the story which inspired Spares ["To Receive is Better"] was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. A former comedy writer for the BBC, he currently has two feature films and a miniseries in development." [publishers bumpf in Spares , UK hbk, 1996]


"Spares ...has been optioned by Steven Spielberg." [in Future Visions: Tales from Beyond 2000 , UK pbk, 1997]


"He currently lives in North London where he writes stories and screenplays, plays several musical instruments badly and wishes he was allowed to keep a cat." [publishers bumpf in Only Forward , UK pbk, 1994]

"Michael Marshall Smith lives in West London." [in Future Visions: Tales from Beyond 2000 , UK pbk, 1997]



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