Wyl Menmuir
Wyl Menmuir is a multi-award-winning author based in Cornwall. His 2016 debut novel, The Many was longlisted for the Booker Prize and was an Observer Best Fiction of the year pick. His second novel Fox Fires was published in 2021 and his short fiction has been published by Nightjar Press, Kneehigh Theatre and National Trust Books and appeared in Best British Short Stories. Wyl's first full-length non-fiction book, The Draw of the Sea, won the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors and a Holyer an Gof Award. His second non-fiction book, The Heart of The Woods, was released in 2024. A former journalist, Wyl has written for Radio 4’s Open Book, The Guardian and The Observer, and the journal Elementum.
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