Maurice Leitch

Maurice Leitch (born 5 July 1933) is a renowned author, born in Northern Ireland. He is author of The Liberty Lad, Poor Lazarus, Silver's City, and many other works. In 1969, he moved to London to become a producer in the BBC's radio drama department. In 1977, he became Editor of A Book at Bedtime on Radio Four until leaving in 1989 to write full-time.

Leitch was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1969 for his novel Liberty Lad, and he was awarded the Whitbread Prize in 1981 for his novel Silver's City.^[1]

Published works

• Liberty Lad
• Poor Lazarus (MacGibbon & Kee Ltd, London,1969)
• Stamping Ground, 1975
• Silver's City
• Chinese Whispers, 1987
• The Hands of Cheryl Boyd
• Burning Bridges
• Gilchrist
• The Smoke King
• Introducing Fagan, 1992 (radio play directed by Ned Chaillet)
• A Shout in the Distance, 1999 (radio play directed by Ned Chaillet)
• Swan Song for the Nightingale, 2003 (radio play directed by Ned Chaillet)
• Something Cool,^[2] 2005 (radio play directed by Ned Chaillet)
• Dining at the Dunbar (Lagan Press, Belfast, 2009)

References

1. ^ Whitbread Book Awards
2. ^ Something Cool, 2005 radio play