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'That Which We Do Not Understand' Book Launch. Tatty Devine, London.
Firstly, thank you so much for visiting my page. As the website title suggests, I am Laurence, runner-up in "the prestigious" (The Times) Wicked Young Writer Awards: Gregory Maguire Award 2016, who has had over forty short stories published by such places as: Londonist, The List, Amelia's Magazine, Literary Orphans and Crack the Spine.
I studied Drama at the University of Kent, Comparative Literature at Utrecht University, Shakespeare and Theatre at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, and am currently studying a Ph.D at Northumbria University in 18th Century Medical Humanities. I became inspired to start writing during my university studies, after being saturated in all forms of literature from across the globe and enjoying every moment of it. Since then, I've found inspiration in some of my favourite writers, such as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Suzanne Collins and Tennessee Williams. Personally though, I enjoy writing drama, fantasy, and horror.
I studied Drama at the University of Kent, Comparative Literature at Utrecht University, Shakespeare and Theatre at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, and am currently studying a Ph.D at Northumbria University in 18th Century Medical Humanities. I became inspired to start writing during my university studies, after being saturated in all forms of literature from across the globe and enjoying every moment of it. Since then, I've found inspiration in some of my favourite writers, such as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Suzanne Collins and Tennessee Williams. Personally though, I enjoy writing drama, fantasy, and horror.
'Inspired by Gandhi' Book Launch. City Library, Birmingham.
While I love fiction and literature, I also adore theatre and I hope in some small way I can help foster its future. I also have a passion for video games, which I firmly believe to be a horribly underrated artistic medium, with games like Bioshock having some of the most beautiful narrative imaginable. It confuses me that there are people who condemn games as 'frivolous' when they can draw us into a world like no other medium can.
Here on this website I have tried to display all my endeavours to date, in what I hope to be a relatively clear fashion. You'll find pages dedicated to my publications, examples of my published stories, as well as a list of any awards and accolades I may have collected. If for any reason you would like to contact me, please fill out the form available on my 'Contact' page available in the 'Home' drop-down menu. Once again, thank you so, so much for reading all of this, and I hope you have a fantastic day!
Here on this website I have tried to display all my endeavours to date, in what I hope to be a relatively clear fashion. You'll find pages dedicated to my publications, examples of my published stories, as well as a list of any awards and accolades I may have collected. If for any reason you would like to contact me, please fill out the form available on my 'Contact' page available in the 'Home' drop-down menu. Once again, thank you so, so much for reading all of this, and I hope you have a fantastic day!
Wicked Young Writer Awards Ceremony 2016. Apollo Victoria Theatre, London.
