'Malc's Boy' Book Launch with Shaun Wilson - Newcastle

An early draft of 'Malc's Boy' won Shaun a Northern Writers’ Award and we are delighted to now welcome him for the release of his debut novel.
Malc’s Boy charts a son’s struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes of the Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsome reputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making a name for himself in the town’s hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against his father’s expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun is forced to confront his father’s past and escape the life he’s been expected to lead.
Shaun's work featured has also been featured in Granta and in Kit de Waal’s working-class anthology Common People.
He holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Northumbria University and has worked as an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Universities of Northumbria and Teesside.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Waterstones