Sion Scott-Wilson
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Award-Winning Author & Copywriter
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British teen Mikey aspires to be a Clavadista, one of the legendary brotherhood of Acapulcan high divers. Unfortunately, a practice dive from a tree in his backyard results in a two-year coma and a clinical condition that leaves him unable to sleep, a fatal condition. With only a few weeks to live, Mikey decides to turn detective and recover a Distinguished Flying Cross that has been stolen from an elderly friend. The bad news: this will put him at loggerheads with a sinister fellow called The Fat Controller. The (arguably) good news: Mikey’s partner in, uh, recovery is the beautiful but troubled Livia, who has an unfortunate predilection for toot and other stimulating but equally illegal substances. First-novelist Wilson has created an amusing caper adventure of the madcap sort. --Michael Cart
Michael Cart,
Booklist, USA
Funny and filled with heart...a sparky debut,
London Paper
With laugh-out-loud moments, this charming bedtime story will leave you anything but sleepy.
Big Issue
A humorous, moving and elequent debut.
Bookseller
Described as a humorous, moving and eloquent debut by the UK's Bookseller Magazine the intriguingly titled Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight has already been favourably compared with Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night and DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little.
Think Magazine
Thicker Than Water (by Sion Scott-Wilson) was the other near-winner. It has the best lines and it made me snort with laughter a couple of times. The dialogue is very strong, and the crucial opening two or three scenes are polished and effective. The characterisation is vivid and the author has a sharp eye for detail.
David Mitchell, Fish Novel Prize 2004
Vivien Green. Betty Bolinbroke-Kent Award, 2005.
Bio
Sion Scott-Wilson
Writer Bio
Short Stories
My short stories have been published in a variety of publications including Aesthetica and Fandango.
Theatre
Teeth: One Act Play. Performed at The Harrogate Theatre, 2006
Ways of the Country: One Act Play. Performed at The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. 2012
Jam: Full length Play. Performed at The Palace Theatre, Southend. 2014
Novels
The Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight : Novel published by Macmillan, 2008.
Pan, 2009
Lezioni di Volo per Sonnambuli : Published by Garzanti, 2009
Resurrecting Bobby: Yeovil Prize winner, 2013
Thicker than water: Fish Publishing Prize, runner up, 2008
Creative Writing
MSc Creative Writing The University of Edinburgh
Guest Speaker - Dubai Literary Festival 2012
Commercial writing
Scottish BAFTA Nomination – ‘Eagles’.
2011
2011
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In good company. Signing off at Litfest with Michael Palin, Margaret Atwood, Kate Adie, Eoin Colfer and Roger McGough. How proud they must be.
Shortlisted at CrimeFest for the Last Laugh Award.
2011
2012
Shortlisted at CrimeFest for the Last Laugh Award.
Reviews from Italy.
2008
2014
April, 'Longman' staged by Carriageworks Theatre.
June, 'Jammed' staged by Carriageworks Theatre.
Full length play,'Jam' performed at the Palace Theatre, Southend as part of the Southend International Playwrights Festival. Subsequently staged in Chelmsford.
Short sketch, 'Vive l'empereur' awarded at COFILMIC.
2011
2013
Resurrecting Bobby wins literary prize.