▁& ▁Wind us . ▁ ▁Sp uff ord ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Liter ary ▁Fund ▁fellow ▁at ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁G olds m ith s ▁College ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁MA ▁in ▁Creative ▁and ▁Life ▁Writing ▁there . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁professor . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Sp uff ord ▁special ized ▁in ▁works ▁of ▁non - f iction ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁began ▁a ▁transition ▁towards ▁fiction ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁un ambigu ous ▁novel ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁I ▁May ▁Be ▁Some ▁Time : ▁Ice ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Im ag ination , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁- ▁won ▁literary ▁pri zes ▁including ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁Young ▁W riter ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Non - F iction ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁the ▁Som erset ▁M aug ham ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Child ▁That ▁Books ▁Bu ilt , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁Back room ▁Boys : ▁The ▁Secret ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Bo ff in , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁- ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁A vent is ▁Prize ▁▁ ▁Red ▁Pl enty , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁- ▁long list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Or well ▁Prize , ▁and