Harrison Cheung

Meet the real-life Alfred! Harrison Cheung worked for Christian Bale as publicist, marketer and personal assistant for almost a decade. As a family friend and confidant, Harrison was involved with practically every aspect of Christian's life, including his publicity, finances, immigration, fan mail, and, of course, web marketing. Using web marketing, Harrison created the Balehead fan community and made Christian Bale the biggest star on the Internet. Entertainment Weekly touted Bale as one of the 'Top Cult Figures of the Past Decade' because of his Internet presence. Past clients include: Jake Gyllenhaal, Charlton Heston and Gloria Steinem.

Born in Scotland and educated in Canada, Harrison has been writing all of his life. His first novel, Idol Worship, was a finalist in the Writers' Guild Fiction competition. Most recently, his short story Witness won Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train's 2010 Short Fiction competition. In 2002, he produced an award-winning short film called Rising of the Moon, about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

His upcoming novel WEST OF WEIRD was recently named Top 50 Best Manuscripts of 2016 by Ridley Scott / Launchpad.

Awards

2016 Finalist, Top 50 Best Manuscripts, Scott Free / Launchpad Competition

2013 Winner, National Novel Writing Month

2013 Winner, Best Biography, Indie Excellence Awards

2013 Finalist, Best Biography, Indie Book Awards

2013, Best Biography, Texas Association of Authors

2012 Winner, Best online advertising, Telly Awards