Ned Beauman’s debut novel, Boxer, Beetle was published in 2010. It was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Desmond Elliot prize, and winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Best Fiction Book. He went on to be named by BBC2’s Culture Show as one of their 12 Best New British Writers in 2011.Ned Beauman was born in the UK and lives in London. He has written for Dazed & Confused, AnOther and the Guardian.