2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁compos ers ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁compos ers ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁male ▁compos ers ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁folk ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Mart yn ▁Bed ford ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁novel ist ▁and ▁literary ▁critic . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁twelve ▁years ▁of ▁Mart yn ▁Bed ford ' s ▁writing ▁career ▁were ▁spent ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁on ▁regional ▁newsp apers . ▁His ▁initial ▁book ▁Act s ▁of ▁Re vision ▁won ▁the ▁York shire ▁Post ▁“ Best ▁First ▁Work ” ▁Award . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁writing ▁programme ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁and ▁is ▁fiction ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Liter ary ▁Review . ▁Currently , ▁Bed ford ▁teach es ▁the ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁module ▁at ▁Le eds ▁Tr inity ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁Academ ic ▁W riter - in - Res idence , ▁Royal ▁Liter ary ▁Fund ▁Fellow . ▁Bed ford ▁lives ▁in ▁Il k ley , ▁West ▁York shire , ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁Costa ▁Book ▁Awards , ▁short list , ▁F lip ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Act s ▁of ▁Re vision ▁( Double day , ▁ 1