Alex Wheatle MBE

Who am I?

Alex Wheatle MBE joins Manchester Metropolitan University as a Lecturer in Creative Writing in January 2018, teaching on the Writing for Children and Young Adults route of our MFA and MA in Creative Writing.

Research expertise

Publications:

Brixton Rock (Black Amber, 1999)
East of Acre Lane (Fourth Estate, 2001)
The Seven Sisters (Fourth Estate, 2002)
Checkers (with Mark Parham; X-Press, 2003)
Island Songs (Allison & Busby, 2005)
The Dirty South (Serpent's Tail, 2008)
Brenton Brown (Arcadia Books, 2011)
Liccle Bit (Atom Books, 2015)
Crongton Knights (Atom Books, 2016)
Straight Outta Crongton (Atom Books, 2017)

Publications

• Books (authored/edited/special issues)

  A. WHEATLE (2020). Cane Warriors.

  A. Wheatle (2017). Straight Outta Crongton. Hachette UK.

  A. Wheatle (2016). Crongton Knights Crongton. Hachette UK.

  A. Wheatle (2015). Liccle Bit. Hachette UK.

  A. Wheatle (2011). Brixton Rock. HopeRoad.