Michael Marshall Smith

British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1965 · age 61

Michael Paul Marshall Smith is an English novelist, screenwriter and short story writer who also writes as Michael Marshall, M. M. Smith and Michael Rutger.

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2010British Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward2009Bob Morane award for best short storyAward2006“The United States is different because I've spent a lot of time there since, and so there's more of a continuum. It's definitely the U.S. that has the deepest roots in my soul.”In their words23 October 2006Associated Content InterviewRead the whole statement

“I'm not a great believer in writing courses, though it must be said I've never been in one. It probably depends on what kind of writer you are.”In their words23 October 2006Associated Content InterviewRead the whole statement

“I'm not sure I'd want to pick the brain of any author. Some writers have a lot to say about what they write and why they write it. Others don't.”In their words23 October 2006Associated Content InterviewRead the whole statement

“If I had my time again, I think maybe I'd try to be a cook. I love food and am endlessly interested in recipes, weirdly enough.”In their words23 October 2006Associated Content InterviewRead the whole statement

2004“It was dry and cold, not bitter, but with the kind of steady chill that makes it hard to remember being any other way.”In their wordsPrologue - YakimaRead the whole statement

“Forests in the day are friendly places. They remind you of Sunday walks, swooshing leaves, holding a parent's big, warm hand, or providing that hand yourself.”In their wordsCh. 1Read the whole statement

2001Philip K. Dick AwardAward1996British Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1995August Derleth AwardAward1992British Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1991British Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAwardBritish Fantasy AwardsAward1965Born3 May 1965

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I've made my best notes sitting outside cafes on busy streets, or in murky bars in foreign cities.
23 October 2006 · Associated Content Interview, Own words
I don't think there are any irredeemable themes or tropes, just ones that are waiting for a fresh eye.
23 October 2006 · Associated Content Interview, Own words
Nobody likes to see a body, but it's better than seeing a ghost. Bodies just make you doubt the world and the people in it.
2004 · Prologue - Yakima, Own words