Stephen Murphy

Author of the novel 'Something Worth Finding' which consists of three stories, the second of which was turned into a feature film entitled 'Marvin's Song' and is available on amazon.

Stephen's latest book is a slice of life in the north of England over two time periods with lots of intrigue and drama, entitled 'The Seventh Valley'.

The Savoy and other stories is a collection of short stories also available in paperback and e-book, published by Blackgate Media.

Also written by the author is a whimsical poetry book for all ages complete with wonderful illustrations by Demi Beresford, and a study on the art of the long take in cinema, entitled 'Keeping it Long: Why filmmakers use the long-take and its relevance to a modern cinema audience' which was researched and written in his time as a television cameraman.

Stephen is married with two children, lives in Lancashire, UK and teaches film production at Salford University while running a successful film festival.

"Stephen Murphy's stories are deft, daft, and sad. They're full of a northern surrealism that would often be tragic if it wasn't so funny." - David Swann - author of The Privilege of Rain.

"The Savoy and Other Stories is a terrific collection. The author is a master of subtext, approaching familiar situations from fresh angles. The tales are vignettes of quiet, human, often quite creepy moments; steeped in powerful yet light brushstrokes of warmth and colour to give the reader an immediate sense of time and place. There is no fat here, each story is as unique and lived-in as the next, with a dry comedic undertone frequently gilding the narrative. As with the best short story writing, these worlds exist before the start and continue after the end, and we are lucky to get these privileged windows on them. I can't wait to read more from Stephen Murphy." - Paul Draper - author of Black Gate Tales.

"The triumph of the collection is simple: Murphy has things he wants to say, and he says those things through characters who are immediately believable, likeable, and thoroughly relatable. I honestly can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a short story collection this much." - Pat Brien - author of Denied.