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Richard Buxton

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Born

in The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Charles Frazier, Tim Gautreaux, Bernard Cornwell

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Richard lives with his family in the South Downs, Sussex, England. He completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University in 2014. He has an abiding relationship with America, having studied at Syracuse University, New York State, in the late eighties.

His short stories have won the Exeter Story Prize, the Bedford International Writing Competition and the Nivalis Short Story Award.

Richard’s first novel, Whirligig, was published in 2017 and shortlisted for the Rubery International Book Award. His second novel, The Copper Road, was published in July 2020. His third novel, Tigers in Blue, was published in December 2023.

To learn more about Richard’s writing visit www.richardbuxton.net.
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	Distant Echoes: stories of people, places and times past by writers from the Historical Novel Society by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger (Goodreads Author), Ann Aylor, Dorita Avila 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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