Mary Paulson-Ellis

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Mary Paulson-Ellis
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Born11 April 1968
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipScotland
Education
  • Politics
  • Sociology
Alma materEdinburgh University
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Novelist

Mary Paulson-Ellis (born 11 April 1968) is a Scottish writer and novelist. She writes across the genres of literary, crime and historical fiction [1]. Her work has appeared in the Guardian [2] and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 [3].[4]

Life

Paulson-Ellis was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up in Glasgow and Norwich, England. She studied politics and sociology at Edinburgh University [5]. She has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University [6].

Prior to becoming a full time writer, Paulson-Ellis worked as a script-editor [7], producer, fundraiser, arts administrator and tour guide [5].

Paulson-Ellis lives in Edinburgh, where her novels are set.

Work

Paulson-Ellis’ first novel, The Other Mrs Walker [8] [9] [10] was published by Mantle [11] [12] in 2016. It became a Times bestseller [13] and in 2017 was named Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year [14] [15]. She followed this with, The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing [16] [17] which was longlisted for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel [18] and a Historical Writers Association Gold Crown [19]. Emily Noble’s Disgrace is her third novel, published in 2021 [20].

All three books inhabit what Paulson-Ellis calls ‘the territory of the dead’ and explore the world of people who die with no apparent next of kin.

Paulson-Ellis’ short fiction has appeared in New Writing Scotland, Gutter, the Dangerous Women project and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 [21] [22]. She wrote about the world of those who die with no next of kin for the Guardian [23] [24], chose her favourite Scottish writing for Books from Scotland [25] and selected her Top Ten Books for Remembrance Sunday for Waterstones [26]. In 2021 she wrote the introduction to a new edition of Greyfriar’s Bobby for Macmillan Collector’s Library [27].

In 2019 Val McDermid selected Paulson-Ellis as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQI+ authors working today [28] [29]. The following year Paulson-Ellis travelled to Hamburg at the invitation of Louise Welsh to represent Scottish writing as part of the British Council Literature Seminar in Germany [30]. She regularly appears on BBC Radio Scotland reviewing what's current in TV, film, theatre, art and books [31] [32].

Paulson-Ellis is represented by Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander Associates [33]. She is a member of the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature scheme [34] and the Society of Authors [35].

Awards

2020 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel (longlisted)

2020 Historical Writers Association Gold Crown (longlisted)

2017 Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year

2017 Breakthrough Author, Books Are My Bag Readers Awards (shortlisted)

2017 Rising Star, DIVA Literary Awards (highly commended)

2016 Amazon Rising Star

Bibliography

Novels

Emily Noble’s Disgrace (2021)

The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing (2019)

The Other Mrs Walker (2016)

Short Fiction

The Things We Leave Behind, BBC Radio 4 (2021)

The Man from ’53 in Lost Looking Found, Merchiston Press (2021)

Not My Type in The Art of Being Dangerous, Leuven Press (2021)

The Cleaner, BBC Radio 4 (2020)

Non-Fiction

Introduction to Greyfriar’s Bobby, Macmillan Collector’s Library (2021)

The Curious Case of Mr Lobban, Guardian (2016)

References

  1. Author Interviews https://authorinterviews.co.uk/author/mary-paulson-ellis/
  2. "The Guardian".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "BBC Radio 4". 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "The Dangerous Women Project".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Books from Scotland".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Glasgow University Alumni".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Red Hot Chilli Writers Podcast".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "The Independent". 28 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Waterstones".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "The Irish Times".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "The Bookseller".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "The Scotsman".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Aitken Alexander Associates".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "The Edinburgh Reporter". 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Pan Macmillan".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "The Scotsman".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "The Skinny".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Bloody Scotland".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Historia Magazine".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "Pan macmillan".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "BBC Radio 4".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. "BBC Radio 4".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. "The Guardian". 27 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. "The Guardian". 24 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. "Books from Scotland". August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. "Waterstones".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. "Macmillan Collectors Library".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. "National Centre for Writing".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. "The Guardian". 10 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. "British Council Germany".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. "BBC Radio Scotland Afternoon Show".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. "BBC Radio 4 Front Row".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. "Aitken Alexander Associates".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. "Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Scheme".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. "Society of Authors".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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