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Joe Stretch (born 7 January 1982) is an English writer and singer. His first novel, Friction, was published by Vintage Books at Random House in 2008. His second novel, Wildlife, was published in 2009. His visceral, savage writing style has led to comparisons with French novelist Michel Houellebecq. [1]
Joe Stretch is the author of three novels – Friction, Wildlife and The Adult. The Adult was nominated for the Portico Prize and received the Somerset Maugham Award in 2012. His ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ audiobook, Don’t Let Go, was read by Anna Friel, published by Spotify and received a Cannes Lion Award in 2011.
Joe Stretch, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing. Department of English. When people think of creative writing, they often imagine a solitary writer, typing away. This, says Joe Stretch, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, is the “myth of the author”.
I am a Senior Lecturer in English and Editor of The Byron Journal. I studied at Oxford and Liverpool and held posts at Chester and Aberystwyth before arriving at Keele in 2009.
Joe Stretch is a novelist from Manchester. His first novel, Friction, is available in bookshops and online from March 2008. Joe is also lead singer in the Manchester band (We Are)...
Dec 29, 2007 · Like many sulphurous satirists before him, Manchester musician-turned-novelist Joe Stretch skewers the present and the recent past by imagining a grotesque future.
Bending Ourselves in Leisurely Ways: An Interview With Joe Stretch Interview by Andrew Gallix. 3:AM : I believe you studied politics at Manchester University: why not the more obvious choices of literature or creative writing?
