Guy Mankowski was born on 6 January 1983 and is an English writer.
13 Facts About Guy Mankowski
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Guy Mankowski is the great grandson of the author and broadcaster Harry Mortimer Batten.
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Guy Mankowski was educated at St John's College, Portsmouth and Ampleforth College.
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Guy Mankowski read Applied Psychology at Durham University and gained a Masters in Psychology at Newcastle University.
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Guy Mankowski then trained as a psychologist at The Royal Hospital in London.
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Guy Mankowski's first novel, The Intimates, was a Recommended Title for New Writing North's 2011 Read Regional Campaign.
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Whilst researching the book, Guy Mankowski interviewed musicians such as Jehnny Beth from post-punk band Savages.
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Guy Mankowski wrote, 'He disagreed with you so vehemently he took you to court.
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PopMatters wrote 'this book is about celebrating the unsung, and Guy Mankowski has a knack for succinctly articulating what makes each one so special.
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In 2021 Guy Mankowski interviewed Will Self in an event for Lincoln Book Festival, where they discussed Self's book 'Will' and the nature of memoir.
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In October 2022 Guy Mankowski did a live event in conversation with Jane Savidge about her recent Suede memoir 'Here They Come With Their Makeup On' and Miki Berenyi of Lush about her memoir 'Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success' at Lincoln Drill Hall as a part of Lincoln Book Festival.
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Guy Mankowski did a 2022 TED talk in Lincoln, UK on his experience of opening the unseen archive of Kristen Pfaff of Hole for a forthcoming biography he is writing with her brother, Jason Pfaff.
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Guy Mankowski told No Treble magazine, 'I have been working on it since around 2019 when I got in touch with Jason Pfaff.