Chris Barraclough

Chris Barraclough (born July 30, 1982) is a British author and technology journalist living in London. His debut novel 'Bat Boy' is one of very few books to be told entirely from the point of view of a blind character. Bat Boy was Chris' first success, winning the UK Authors Prize in 2010, leading to its publication in paperback form in 2011 by UKA Press.

Books by Chris Barraclough
Chris Barraclough's debut novel, 'Bat Boy', is a comic thriller told from the point of view of a blind-since-birth 13-year-old boy, Joel, who lives with his older brother, Pat, and his mother. A tragic accident leaves their mother dead, so Joel and Pat vow to track down their long-lost father to avoid being separated. Bat Boy won the UK Authors Prize 2010, and was subsequently published by UKA Press.

Following Bat Boy's success, Chris began publishing his other novels and novellas in ebook form. His first Kindle ebook, 'Crack', is a fast-paced thriller that follows PC Nathan Pang after he accidentally hits and kills a young girl with his squad car in a notorious Northern council estate. The residents turn violent, barricading him in a flat and rioting. Crack was shortlisted for the Page Turner Prize 2011.

Chris has also released 'Dead Dogs', a darkly comic mystery tale about a Polish boy called Mikael who moves to his grandfather's old home in Albania and becomes the target of a blood feud, confining him to the house and garden. He forms an unlikely relationship with a neighbouring boy, Alexander, whose older brother, Leon, is one of the main instigators of the blood feud. Through Alex, Mikael learns of his grandfather's shady past and discovers a handgun in the attic, which may have been the murder weapon in a notorious unsolved case. Dead Dogs was nominated for the Dylan Thomas Sony Reader Award in 2010.

Journalism
Chris is Devices Editor for Mobile Choice magazine, and a games reviewer/administrator for PC gaming website Game Debate.

Previously, he worked for Future Publishing, where he contributed to What Laptop, Tech Radar, T3 and other technology titles. He also wrote for Big Picture, a national film magazine.