Peter Forbes (author)

Peter Forbes (author)

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'''Peter Forbes''' is a British science writer and journalist. He was the editor of ''[[The Poetry Review]]'' from 1986 until 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.rlf.org.uk/writer/peter-forbes/|website=Royal Literary Fund|title=Peter Forbes}}{{Cite news |last=Forbes |first=Peter |date=2011-03-16 |title=Peter Forbes's top 10 books on colour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/16/peter-forbes-top-10-books-colour |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Forbes was [[Royal Literary Fund]] Fellow at [[Queen Mary University of London]] from 2004 until 2007 and at [[St George's, University of London]] from 2010 until 2012.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-23 |title=Peter Forbes {{!}} City St George's, University of London |url=https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/professional-services-staff/peter-forbes |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Peter Forbes |language=en-GB}} His 2005 book ''The Gecko's Foot'' was long-listed for the 2006 [[Aventis Prize]] and his 2009 book ''[[Dazzled and Deceived]]'' won the 2011 [[Warwick Prize for Writing]].{{Cite news |date=2006-03-07 |title=Science book longlist announced |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4783042.stm |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Page |first=Benedicte |date=2011-03-24 |title=Cultural history of camouflage wins Warwick Prize for Writing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/24/history-of-camouflage-wins-warwick-prize |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
'''Peter Forbes''' is a British science writer and journalist. He was the editor of ''[[The Poetry Review]]'' from 1986 until 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.rlf.org.uk/writer/peter-forbes/|website=Royal Literary Fund|title=Peter Forbes}}{{Cite news |last=Forbes |first=Peter |date=2011-03-16 |title=Peter Forbes's top 10 books on colour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/16/peter-forbes-top-10-books-colour |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Forbes was [[Royal Literary Fund]] Fellow at [[Queen Mary University of London]] from 2004 until 2007 and at [[St George's, University of London]] from 2010 until 2012.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-23 |title=Peter Forbes {{!}} City St George's, University of London |url=https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/professional-services-staff/peter-forbes |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Peter Forbes |language=en-GB}} His 2005 book ''The Gecko's Foot'' was long-listed for the 2006 [[Aventis Prize]] and his 2009 book ''[[Dazzled and Deceived]]'' won the 2011 [[Warwick Prize for Writing]].{{Cite news |date=2006-03-07 |title=Science book longlist announced |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4783042.stm |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Page |first=Benedicte |date=2011-03-24 |title=Cultural history of camouflage wins Warwick Prize for Writing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/24/history-of-camouflage-wins-warwick-prize |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}