Tom Moran

For other people named Tom Moran, see Tom Moran (disambiguation).

Tom Moran (born 12 August 1987) is a British screenwriter and novelist, known for his novel Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers, the first part of the Walton Cumberfield series.

Career

Author, Tom Moran

Moran attended the University of East Anglia. While studying for a degree in Scriptwriting and Performance, he set up Laugh Out Loud comedy club. He subsequently performed a 21-night show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1] In 2014, Moran won the Guardian and Legend Press' new prize for self-published fiction.[2] The prize aims to find books "that are not only zeitgeisty and promising, but will be talked about in 10 or even 100 years' time."[3] Following the prize, Moran has received attention in various publications including the Washington Post.[4]

In 2015, Moran was named as one of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Writing Forum winners[5] for his new sitcom, Printheads. The prize culminated in a showcase at the New York Television Festival, where professional actors performed the script live. At the festival, Moran won the AMC (TV channel)-Channel 4 Drama Co-Development Award for his script White Rabbit.[6]

Personal life

Moran lives in Axminster, Devon.[7] His brother, Bob, is a regular cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph. [8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Milner-Smith, Claire (11 November 2011). "Norfolk comic Tom Moran’s elusive joke". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Self-published book of the month: Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers by Tom Moran – review". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Is your book a self-published masterpiece?". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Guardian’s first self-published book prize winner"". The Washington Post. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "BAFTA Names British Comedy Writers Selected for New York Showcase". BAFTA. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "C4 & AMC developing sci-fi mystery drama". Broadcast (magazine). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Devon writer becomes first winner of new national fiction prize". Literature Works. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bob Moran cartoonist".
  9. ↑ "Bob Moran". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2014.


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