Stuart Evers

Article summary

Stuart Evers is a British novelist, short story writer and critic, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1976. He was brought up in Congleton, Cheshire. In late 2017, Evers was announced as the joint winner of the 2018 Eccles British Library Writer's Award - one of Europe's richest prizes for a work in progress.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330057683