Alan Mahar
Alan Mahar(born 1949) is an English author and publisher.
Biography[edit]
Born inLiverpool,Mahar studied at theUniversity of Londonbefore moving toBirminghamin 1976, working atSolihull Collegeand living first inSparkhilland then inMoseley.[1]
He was a founder of theTindal Street Fiction Groupin 1982, and of theTindal Street Press,where he is now the Publishing Director, in 1998.[2]
His 1999 novelFlight Patternstold the story of a French parachutist inLiverpoolin 1957, while his 2002 second novelAfter the Man Beforeconcernsurban renewalin 1980s Birmingham. Mahar has had short stories published in journals including theLondon MagazineandCritical Quarterly.[2]
Published works[edit]
- Flight Patterns(Gollancz, 1999)
- After the Man Before(Methuen, 2002)
References[edit]
- ^Reyburn, Ross (22 June 2002)."Champion of the inner-city world; Alan Mahar, a key figure in promoting Birmingham writers, had his second novel published by London publishers Methuen".Birmingham Post.Birmingham: Birmingham Post & Mail.Retrieved23 September2012.
- ^ab"Tindal Street Press".Literary heritage West Midlands. Shrewsbury: Shropshire Council. 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 28 July 2012.Retrieved24 September2012.
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