Robert Parkhouse
After gaining a Creative Writing (Novel) M.A. from Middlesex University in 2017, I completed my first novel manuscript in 2020. During 2022, I completed the Writing a Novel course from Faber Academy. I am currently working on my second novel. Previously, I have had over fifty articles and short stories published in computer trade magazines published by Reed Business Publications and VNU Business Publications.
Award Category
Screenplay Award Category
Abandoned by their father and ostracised by their classmates, precocious and socially inept, Stevie struggles to contain their emerging sexuality. When Stevie's mother commits suicide the last threads holding the dysfunctional family together unravel fast and a dark family secret awaits.
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Comments
Great writing and a strong character portrayal.
I felt as if I were fully inside your MC’s head but at the same time unsure of who they were. Perfectly disorientating and appropriately so, as they are clearly finding life tricky to navigate. Well done.