Christopher Kenworthy's Fiction

I am the author of more than thirty stories, one short story collection and two novels. My story Sullom Hill was published as a chapbook in 2011.

 

	SULLOM HILL, short story, Nightjar Press, 2011 'Sharp, dark and poignant... belying its realist approach, Christopher Kenworthy's tale of north country childhood resonates with an epic sense of latent magic.' - Stephen Gallagher 'Kenworthy is wonderfully adept at capturing the feel of childhood. It held my interest all the way, and presented an entirely unexpected and emotionally satisfying resolution.' - Peter Tennant, Black Static Magazine 'Kenworthy’s storytelling is fraught with the unease of negotiating one’s place in the world and pushing the boundaries of wrong and right.' - Sabotage 'A very subtle kind of horror.' - David Hebblethwaite, Follow The Thread 'His writing style projects a subtle horror while capturing the dark moments of a teenaged troubled youth.' - The Black Glove
	THE WINTER INSIDE, novel, Serpent's Tail, 2000 'Kenworthy is a master of the believable, and here he has written a stingingly bittersweet novel.' - Publishers Weekly 'A fabulous, assured debut novel. Events are brilliantly, sometimes perfectly described. The Winter Inside is unreservedly recommended.' - Interzone 'Kenworthy accurately captures the despair of helpless love.' - Booklist 'Kenworthy's debut novel is exceptional. It's a fierce and combative piece of work.' - The Third Alternative 'From the start, Kenworthy's skill with words blazes through. His prose has a rhythm that draws you into the story, and he plants ideas in subtle and disturbing ways. Kenworthy really is a natural storyteller.' - Time Out 'The Winter Inside is lifted above the ordinary by its unremitting control of tone and pace, and convincing renditions of the two principle characters.' - The Canberra Times 'Kenworthy is one of our best and most versatile imaginative writers. His invention is matched only by his gift for character, his humanity and his ability to draw you, quietly and cleverly into his fascinating and original stories. He is a writer of substantial gifts.' - Michael Moorcock 'A bleak, tightly written tale of failed intimacy and mutual incomprehension. Relentlessly focused.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Christopher Kenworthy is a young writer with a commanding prose style and the atmosphere of Nick's unenviable life is well drawn.' - The Times 'Kenworthy writes with great skill. He's ruthlessly realistic.' - Buss 'The Winter Inside shows the benefits of Kenworthy's lengthy career as a short-storyist: he's adept at quick-stroking atmosphere and plausible characters. This London-set love story exposes the confusions of lust, intimacy and obsession. An impressive debut.' - The Australian 'In one of the bleakest portrayals of destructive love played out in a suburban world, Kenworthy renders the cruelty at the heart of love.' - The Big Issue 'The writer's gift for creating believable events and characters only add to the lull of false security, as the reader is drawn quietly and cleverly into the creeping darkness. This book is tense, erotic, gripping and dangerous.' - Kimota
	THE QUALITY OF LIGHT, novel, Serpent's Tail 2001 ' A subtle, enigmatic and densely symbolic narrative, it takes the reader on a journey into the contemporary psyche every bit as compelling as it is harrowing. I can't think of many writers who handle the messiness of human communication and sexual need with greater elegance and flair than Kenworthy. An intelligent and compassionate novel: it deserves a huge audience.' - The Third Alternative 'An intensely vivid and atmospheric novel. ***** Must Read' - AXM 'A curious and powerful novel.'' - M. John Harrison
	WILL YOU HOLD ME?, short story collection, The Do Not Press 1997 ‘The deeper Kenworthy’s personal vision insinuates itself into your psyche, the more exhilarated you are by his alternately sinuous and jagged prose, with its intoxicating chemistry of character and ideas.’ – Time Out ‘Kenworthy is a writer of mood pieces, but his principal strength is in the character study. His observation of the all-too-human is extremely good. An elegant and perceptive collection.’ - Interzone ‘He can certainly write, capturing in these literary snapshots a depth of character that many authors struggle to even hint at.’ - SFX ‘Christopher Kenworthy portrays a world where a bizarre and covert war consumes everyday life, between the self and desire, expectations and reality. These stories unfold a bizarre world of fascinating characters who keep us guessing.' - Rain Taxi Review of Books ‘His elliptical, disturbing stories focus on human relationships and guarantee a palpable sense of unease every time. More than just the new Iain Banks.’ - Focus
	Christopher Kenworthy's Non-fiction I have written more than 600 features, reviews and tutorials for Computer Arts, Mac Format, 3D World, Empire, Time Out and many others. Master Shots has been an Amazon #1 Bestseller (in Cinematography) for over two years, and is being used in film schools around the world. Master Shots Vol 2 was released in mid-2011 and is the number one best-selling frontlist title for MWP. Some years ago I wrote a handful of non-fiction titles, including Aliens and Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror. I am the author of The Digital Video Production Cookbook and 100 Great Home Movie Techniques. More than 1600 of my images and photographs have been published. I contributed text and images to Digital Video For Beginners and Make Your Own Hollywood Movie.

 

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