Quentin S. Crisp

Quentin S. Crisp was born in North Devon, U.K. He studied Japanese at Durham University, graduating in 2000. After graduation he taught English in Taiwan and studied the works of Higuchi Ichiyo at Kyoto University. His first collection of fiction, The Nightmare Exhibition, was published in 2001, with his second collection, Morbid Tales, following in 2004. Recent works include the novella Shrike, which was shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Award in 2009, and the 2019 novel Graves, a Gothic tour through modern death anxiety. He currently resides on the outskirts of London and works as a freelance writer and editor.