Rodge Glass (born 17 January 1978 in Cheshire)[1][2] is a British writer.
Biography
Glass was born in Cheshire, England.[1][2] He attended an "Orthodox Jewish Primary School, an 11+ All Boys Grammar School, a Co-Ed Private School, a Monk-sponsored Catholic College, [and] Hebrew University in Jerusalem."[1] In 1997,[3] Glass moved to Scotland to receive an undergraduate degree from Strathclyde University. For graduate school, he attended Glasgow University, where he was tutored by Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Janice Galloway,[4] and received a Master of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing.[3] Between 2002 and 2005, Glass worked as a personal assistant to Alasdair Gray, which inspired his later biography of the writer.[4] In 2008, he received a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy degree from the University of Glasgow.[5]
Glass has worked as an editor for multiple publications and written for The Guardian,[6] The Paris Review, The Herald, The Scotsman, and others. In 2013, he began working as a "Reader in Literary Fiction at Edge Hill University and Fiction Editor at Freight Books."[1]
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde, where he also serves as the Convener of the Master of Letters program in Creative Writing.[7]
Awards
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | No Fireworks | Authors’ Club First Novel Award | Nominee | [8][9] |
| 2006 | No Fireworks | Dylan Thomas Prize | Nominee | [8] |
| 2006 | No Fireworks | Glen Dimplex First Book Award | Shortlist | [8] |
| No Fireworks | Saltire Award | Nominee | [8] | |
| 2009 | Alasdair Gray | Scottish Arts Council Award for Non-Fiction | Nominee | [8] |
| 2009 | Alasdair Gray | Somerset Maugham Award | Winner | [1][10] |
| 2013 | LoveSexTravelMusik | Frank O’Connor Award | Nominee | [1][8][9] |
Publications
As editor
- The Year of Open Doors (Cargo, 2011)
- Second Lives: Tales From Two Cities with Jane Bernstein (Cargo, 2012)
- Articles of Faith by Michael Cannon (Freight, 2014)
- Head Land (Edge Hill University Press, 2016)
- The Storey's Story: Memories, Stories, Poems, Images
Biographies
- Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography (2008)
- Michel Faber: The Writer & His Work (Liverpool University Press, 2023)
Novels
- No Fireworks (Faber & Faber, 2005)
- Hope for Newborns (Faber & Faber, 2008)
- Dougie's War with Dave Turbitt (Freight, 2010)
Short story collections
- LoveSexTravelMusik: Stories for the EasyJet Generation (Freight, 2013)
Select short stories
- "We're All Gonna Have the Blues," in Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future, edited by Gregory Norminton (Oneworld, 2013)