Writers confirmed for the Lit Sutra programme include Jake Arnott, Woodrow Phoenix, Tony Lee (2009); Ian Rankin, Claire Tomalin, Michael Frayn, Geoff Dyer, China Mieville, Mark Billingham, Shrabani Basu, Denise Mina, Andy Diggle, Melvin Burgess, Colin Bateman, Robert Lewis (2010)

Jake Arnott

Jake Arnott was born in Buckinghamshire, England in 1961. His novel The Long Firm, the story of the charismatic gangster Harry Starks, was published in 1999 to critical acclaim and commercial success and was subsequently adapted as a major BBC drama serial. Along with He Kills Coppers (2001), and truecrime (2003) his first three books form a noir trilogy that spans the last four decades of the twentieth century. His fourth novel, Johnny Come Home (2006), takes place in the summer of 1972 amidst the world of glam-rock and radical politics. His latest The Devil’s Paintbrush (2009), set in Paris in 1903, concerns the fall from grace of the British Empire hero, Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald in a shocking scandal and examines imperialism, sexuality and the nature of belief. He lives in London.

"All in all I feel my visit was a great success and I would like to thank again all of the British Council staff for making it possible" – Jake Arnott

Bibliography

The Long Firm  (Sceptre) 1999
He Kills Coppers   (Hodder & Stoughton) 2001
truecrime   (Sceptre) 2003
Johnny Come Home   (Sceptre) 2006
The Devil's Paintbrush   (Sceptre) 2009

Tony Lee

Born in West London, Tony has been a writer and journalist for television, print and radio for over twenty years.
In the last five years he has concentrated on comics, including licenses such as X-Men, Spider Man, Starship Troopers, Doctor Who and 2000ad. His creator owned works Hope Falls and Midnight Kiss have been nominated for several awards and his 2009 Graphic Novel Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood has been announced as a Fall 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection.
Books in 2009 have also included This Is A Souvenir (from Image Comics), From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker (from AAM / Markosia) and the ongoing Doctor Who comic series for IDW.
Tony Lee is a featured writer in the October 2009 webcomics for DC Comics / Zuda.
www.tonylee.co.uk

Bibliography

Marvel
X-Men Unlimited #1: "Memories" (with Ben & Ray Lai)
Amazing Fantasy #18: "Mark Hazzard – MERC" (with Leonard Kirk / Kris Justice)
Spider-Man Family #9: "Identity" (with Ramon Bachs / Kieran Oats)
Amazing Spider-Man Family #5: "Treasure, Hunted" (with Mark Robinson)

Panini Comics
Doctor Who: "FAQ" (with Mike Collins, Doctor Who Magazine #369-371)

IDW Comics
Doctor Who: "The Forgotten" (art by Pia Guerra / Stefano Martino / Kelly Yates) 2008 – 2009
Doctor Who: "The Time Machination" (art by Paul Grist) 2009
Doctor Who (ongoing) 2009

Markosia Publishing
Starship Troopers: v.1 (with Matthew Sprange, Sam Hart, and Rod Reis) 2006
Starship Troopers: v.2 (with Matthew Sprange and Neil Edwards) 2007
Starship Troopers: v.3 (with Sam Hart and Shanth Enjeti) 2008Midnight Kiss (with Ryan Stegman / Kieran Oats)
Shadowmancer (with G.P. Taylor / Pedro Delgado / Ian Sharman)
Brothers – The Fall of Lucifer (with Wendy Alec / Sam Hart)
The Doppleganger Chronicles (with G.P. Taylor / Dan Boultwood)
Hope Falls (with Dan Boultwood) 2007 – 2008
From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker (with Neil Van Antwerpen / Peter-David Douglas) 2009

Walker Books
Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood (with Sam Hart) 2009
Excalibur: The Legend Of King Arthur (with Sam Hart) 2009

Titan Books
Wallace and Gromit:
"Trouser pressed" (in #25)
"Where Beagles Dare" / "A Close Snip" (in #26)

Rebellion

Stalag #666 (art by Jon Davis-Hunt, in 2000 AD #1600-1614) 2008
Citi Def: "Field Trip" (art by Jack Lawrence, in Judge Dredd Megazine #279 -) 2009 – ongoing
Necrophim (art by Lee Carter, in 2000 AD #1628-) 2009 – ongoing

The DFC / Random House Children's Books
The Prince Of Baghdad (art by Dan Boultwood) 2008

Other
Trailer Park of Terror #4: "What You Wish For" (with Paul Ridgon) (Imperium Comics) 2003
Digital Webbing Presents #18: "Jigsaw Lady" (with Owen Gieni) (Digital Webbing) 2004

 

Woodrow Phoenix

Woodrow Phoenix is a writer, artist and designer based in London. He has been writing and drawing comic strips professionally since 1986.
His illustration clients include the Prudential, Radio Times, Family Planning Association, English National Opera, Penguin Books, Random House, Egmont Books, Time Out, SKY and MTV networks. His children's books include "Baz the Biz" and "Is that Your Dog?" with writer Steve May, and "Count Milkula" with writer Robin Price.
His published comic books and strips include "Donny Digits" – a comic strip which appeared weekly in The Guardian; “The Sumo Family,” which appeared weekly in The Independent on Sunday and then monthly in Manga Mania magazine; “The Liberty Cat,” published quarterly in Japan by Kodansha in Morning magazine; “SugarBuzz!”, an anthology comic that was optioned for television by both Walt Disney and The Cartoon Network.
His critical essays on comics have appeared in catalogs for exhibitions at the ICA in London, and at the University of Sussex. In
2003 he directed an animated cartoon based on characters from SugarBuzz!, for The Cartoon Network.

His latest book, Rumble Strip (Myriad Editions 2008), explores the complicated psychology of the relationship between people and cars; how this affects the way we navigate the world and how we relate to each other with and through machines.
For his previous book, Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World (Kodansha 2006), he interviewed artists and designers in Japan and China and photographed hundreds of vinyl figures, mascots, dolls and collectibles for a critical appraisal of the world of art toys and designer vinyl.

"I am very grateful to the British Council for the opportunity to share my creative experiences with Indian readers and to benefit from their careful and passionate discussions" – Woodrow Phoenix

Bibliography

Comics
The Sumo Family weekly comic strip in The Independent on Sunday, 1990
The Sumo Family one page colour comic strip in Manga mania magazine 1991-93
The Liberty Cat 4 episodes for Comics Morning magazine (Kodansha Japan) 1993-94
Sherlock Holmes in the Curious Case of the Vanishing Villain (with Gordon Rennie, writer) (Atomeka Press, Tundra Press) 1993
Lazarus Churchyard #2 (Tundra Press) 1992)
Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic the Comic #2 and #5 (writer: Mark Millar artist: Woodrow Phoenix) (Fleetway Editions) 1993
Ecco the Dolphin in Sonic the Comic #13-18  (writer: Woodrow Phoenix, artists: Chris Webster and Steve White) (Fleetway Editions) 1993
ToeJam and Earl in Max Overload #1, #2 and #3 (writer: Annie Caulfield, artist: Woodrow Phoenix) (Dark Horse UK) 1994
Eager Beaver (Missive Device) (with Ian Carney) (Slab-O-Concrete Publications) 1999
Sugar Buzz!  (9 issues, with Ian Carney) (SLG Publishing) 1998
Sugar Buzz: Live at Budokan! (Slab-O-Concrete) 1999
The Skeleton Key/Sugar Kat special (with Andi Watson, Ian Carney) (SLG Publishing) 2000
The Pants Ant Trouser Hour (SLG Publishing) 2001
Kitsune Tales (with Andi Watson, artist) SLG Publishing) 2003
Where's it at Sugar Kat: The Thin Of the Land (SLG Publishing) 2003
SugarBuzz! Your ticket to happiness (SLG Publishing) 2004
That's a Horse of a Different Colour (The DFC, ongoing weekly) 2008
Donny Digits (The Guardian/The DFC) 2008

Children's Books
Baz the Biz  (Mammoth) 1999
Is that your Dog? (Mammoth) 2001
Count Milkula (Mogzilla)  2006

Other Books
Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World (Kodansha International) 2006
Rumble Strip (Myriad Editions) 2008

Anthologies
End of the Line (in The Brighton Book, Myriad Editions) 2005
The Slab-O-Concrete Inactivity Book (with Craig Conlan, co-editor) (Slab-O-Concrete Publications) 2002
Grendel: Black White and Red (Dark Horse)
You are Here in It's Dark in London (Serpent's Tail) 1997

 

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