Bio
Chris Barkley’s debut novel, The Man on the Endless Stair will be released in summer 2025. He was appointed Writer in Residence by the Edinburgh Book Festival in 2022 and has won the Oxford University Kellogg Writing Competition as well as the Bedford International Writing Prize. He achieved a distinction on the MSt in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and, before that, graduated from the Warwick University Writing Programme with a First. On social media, he hosts the popular channel @TufferBarkley where he posts writing lessons to a community of over 50k. He lives in Edinburgh.
Accolades
Polygon bags Chris Barkley's 'thrilling' debut novel
Edinburgh Book Festival Residency 2022
Winner: Kellogg Writing Competition 2021
Winner: Bedford International Competition 2021
Pushcart Prize Nomination 2022
