Helen Sedgwick
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Helen Sedgwick is an author of literary fiction and crime fiction, a literary editor, and a research physicist.[1] She lives in Tain, in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands.[2]
Life
Sedgwick was born in London and lived in Chiswick [3] before leaving to study Physics at Bristol University.[4] She gained a PhD in Physics from Edinburgh University [5] and she has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University.[6]
After leaving physics research to become a freelance writer,[7] Sedgwick worked as the joint Managing Director of Cargo Publishing from 2014-2015,[8] a role she shared with Gill Tasker.[9] Sedgwick was also the Managing Editor of Gutter magazine and worked as a creative writing tutor.[10]
She released her first novel in 2016, The Comet Seekers,[11] which was published by Harvill Secker [12] in the UK and by HarperCollins [13] in the US and Canada. This was followed by her second novel, The Growing Season,[14] which was shortlisted for a Saltire Society Fiction Book of the year in 2018.[15] Sedgwick's latest novel is When The Dead Come Calling,[16] the first book in the Burrowhead Mysteries crime trilogy.[17] She cites her scientific background as a big influence on her writing.[18]
Sedgwick is a member of The Society of Authors [19] and the Crime Writers Association.[20] She lives in the Scottish Highlands with her partner Michael Gallacher and their daughter.[21]
Awards
- 2012 Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award.[22]
- 2016 Glamour Book of the Year: The Comet Seekers.[23]
- 2016 Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month: The Comet Seekers.
- 2018 Saltire Society Fiction Book of the year shortlist: The Growing Season.[24]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Comet Seekers (2016)
- The Growing Season (2017)
- When The Dead Come Calling (2020)
Short stories [25]
- The Archaeologist of Akrotiri, New Writing Scotland 35 (2017)
- Duality, Out there (2014)
In the media
References
- ↑ Author Interviews, Helen Sedgwick, authorinterviews.co.uk (2019)
- ↑ Ross-shire Journal, Seven Days Guide, www.whatson-north.co.uk, Jan 3 (2020)
- ↑ Chiswick Book Festival Chiswick Timeline of Writers & Books, www.chiswickbookfestival.net (2020)
- ↑ Scotsman, Helen Sedgwick discusses her first novel, www.scotsman.com, Aug 16 (2016)
- ↑ Edinburgh International Book Festival Author biography, www.edbookfest.co.uk (2016)
- ↑ Glasgow University Alumni, www.gla.ac.uk
- ↑ BBC, Helen Sedgwick biography, www.bbc.co.uk, Feb 24 (2013)
- ↑ The Skinny, Books News: Big changes at Cargo Publishing, www.theskinny.co.uk, March 11 (2014)
- ↑ The Bookseller, Tasker and Sedgwick become Cargo joint MDs, www.thebookseller.com, March 12 (2014)
- ↑ Scottish Book trust Helen Sedgwick on the Live Literature Database, www.scottishbooktrust.com
- ↑ The Herald, Face to Face: Author Helen Sedgwick on her first novel The Comet Seekers and the consoling scale of the universe, www.heraldscotland.com, Sept 12 (2016)
- ↑ Penguin Books, The Comet Seekers, www.penguin.co.uk (2016)
- ↑ HarperCollins, Helen Sedgwick, www.harpercollins.com (2016)
- ↑ Penguin Books, Helen Sedgwick, www.penguin.co.uk (2017)
- ↑ Scottish Review of Books, Saltire Literary Awards Shortlist Announced, www.scottishreviewofbooks.org Oct 23 (2018)
- ↑ The Herald Hot List Ones to Watch, www.heraldscotland.com, Jan 6 (2020)
- ↑ The Bookseller, Sedgwick's Atmospheric Crime Trilogy to Point Blank, www.thebookseller.com March 1 (2018)
- ↑ BBC Radio 4, Helen Sedgwick on Woman's Hour, www.bbc.co.uk (2016)
- ↑ The Society of Authors Helen Sedgwick, www.societyofauthors.org
- ↑ The Crime Writers Association Helen Sedgwick, thecwa.co.uk
- ↑ Crime Review Countdown with Helen Sedgwick, www.crimereview.co.uk (2020)
- ↑ Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardees, www.scottishbooktrust.com (2012)
- ↑ Glamour, The 10 Best Novels of 2016, www.glamourmagazine.co.uk Dec 2 (2016)
- ↑ Saltire Society 2018 shortlist, www.saltiresociety.org.uk (2018)
- ↑ Helen Sedgwick, Publications, www.helensedgwick.com
External links
- Helen Sedgwick on twitter
- Helen Sedgwick on facebook
- Helen Sedgwick on instagram
- Helen Sedgwick on penguin.co.uk
- Helen Sedgwick (Author of The Comet Seekers) - Goodreads
- Helen Sedgwick - Curtis Brown
- Helen Sedgwick - Scottish Book Trust
- Helen Sedgwick - Fantastic Fiction
- Helen Sedgwick - Amazon UK
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