James Benmore was born in Kent and currently lives in South-East London. He studied literature at the Open University and has since completed an Mst in Creative Writing from Oxford University.
He is currently working on his first novel, Dodger, which follows the story of Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist. It was awarded the AM Heath prize for fiction in 2010 (for best work of fiction by a graduating student of Kellogg College, Oxford.)
His short fiction has been published in various anthologies and these have recieved positive reviews from magazines such as Cherwell's.
He is represented by Jon Elek at AP Watt.
Publications with The Fiction Desk
- 'Jaggers & Crown' in All These Little Worlds
On our blog
- James Benmore wins the Fiction Desk Writer’s Award
- James Benmore on ‘Jaggers & Crown’
- All These Little Worlds: all the details.
External links
- Twitter: jhenrybenmore
