Jon McGregor

A life in dates

  1. 1976: Born – Bermuda
  2. 2002: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things – Longlist, The Booker Prize
  3. 5 August 2002: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things – Novel
  4. 2003: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things – Prize, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
  5. 2006: So Many Ways to Begin – Novel
  6. 14 August 2006: So Many Ways to Begin – Longlist, The Booker Prize
  7. 13 July 2011: Receives an honorary degree from Nottingham – Nottingham, England, The University of Nottingham gave McGregor, then an honorary lecturer in its School of English, an honorary degree.
  8. 2012: Becomes professor of creative writing at Nottingham – Nottingham, England, McGregor was appointed professor of creative writing (writer in residence) in the University of Nottingham’s School of English, at first for one day a week.
  9. 2017: Reservoir 13 – Novel
  10. 27 July 2017: Reservoir 13 – Longlist, The Booker Prize