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Mark Wightman shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award

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Waking the Tiger by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman has been shortlisted for the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award, which is made for the best crime, mystery, or thriller novel written by a New Zealand citizen or resident. It was published by Hobeck last year and was recently shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award for the best debut crime novel, having previously been shortlisted the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year Award and longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for the best Scottish crime fiction debut. Mark graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Writing) in 2018 and also holds a MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh.

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