Kevin Sampson is a British

Great Britain

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 novel

Novel

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ist, best known for his novels Awaydays (1998) and Powder (1999). Sampson is from the Wirral

Wirral Peninsula

Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...

, England

England

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 and was educated at Birkenhead School

Birkenhead School

Birkenhead School is an independent, selective, co-educational school located on the Wirral Peninsula in the northwest of England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.-Overview:The school is subdivided into...

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Career

Awaydays was based on what he saw during his youth, travelling to, and at, football grounds up and down the country. Powder, meanwhile reflects some of his experiences of the music business he became involved with while managing Liverpool

Liverpool

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 band The Farm

The Farm (band)

The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....

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His novel Outlaws was adapted as the film The Crew

The Crew (2008 Film)

The Crew is a 2008 British crime film based on the novel "Outlaws" by Kevin Sampson. It is set in the criminal underworld of Northern England especially Liverpool, Merseyside.-Synopsis:...

in 2008. Awaydays was adapted to film in 2009. A film version of Powder is due to be released August 2011.

Novels

• Awaydays (1998)
• Powder (1999)
• Leisure (2000)
• Outlaws (2001)
• Clubland (2002)
• Freshers (2003)
• Stars are Stars (2006)

External links

• Author page
• 2001 interview, The Guardian
• Article by Sampson on adaptation of Awaydays, The Observer, November 2008