Christie Watson is a British writer and Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of East Anglia.[1] She has written six books including her first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, which won the Costa First Novel Award,[2][3] and first memoir The Language of Kindness which was a Number One Sunday Times Bestseller.[4] Her work has been translated into 23 languages and adapted for theatre.[5] Her latest book Moral Injuries is currently being developed as a television series.[6]
She won the Malcolm Bradbury Bursary, which enabled her to take an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia, from where she graduated in 2009.[7]
Her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award in the 2011 Costa Book Awards.
Her second novel, Where Women Are Kings (2014), also won critical praise and has been widely translated.[8]
Watson published two further memoirs to critical acclaim: The Courage to Care and Quilt on Fire both receiving five-star critical reviews.[11][12]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson have acquired three novels from Watson in a major deal. The first, Moral Injuries, has been published in 2024[13] and received positive reviews, including praise for best new thrillers.[14][15][16] It is currently being developed as a television series.[6]
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^"Moira Young's Blood Red Road leads Costa book winners". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^"Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers chart, May 20". The Sunday Times.
^"Christie Watson and daughter write book for Chatto". The Bookseller. 23 February 2021.
^"The Language of Kindness review – moving memories of nursing". The Guardian. 8 June 2021.
^ abWhittock, Jesse (26 March 2024). "Universal International Studios Sets Series Adaptation Of Christie Watson's 'Moral Injuries'; Monumental Television Attached". Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^"Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?". The Guardian. 16 November 2011.
^"'Where Women Are Kings,' by Christie Watson". The New York Times. 8 May 2015.
^"The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson – review". The Observer. 29 April 2018.
^"The Courage to Care by Christie Watson review: when will we start listening to nurses?". The Telegraph. 29 September 2020.
^"The gritty, funny perimenopause memoir that saw inside my soul". The Telegraph. 5 June 2022.
^"W&N lands three from award-winning Watson". The Bookseller. 20 March 2022.
^Sanderson, Joan Smith | Mark (6 April 2024). "New crime fiction for March — crisis in casualty". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^"Crime and thrillers of the month – review | Crime fiction | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^"The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup | Crime fiction | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^"Christie Watson | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^"Christie Watson". The Telegraph. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^Watson, Christie (13 October 2020). "Is This a Good Time to Be Born? Comparatively Speaking, Yes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^"Christie Watson: What Makes Us Human". BBC Radio 2. 17 February 2021.
^Nurse Shares Stories From Her 20 Year Career on the NHS | Lorraine, retrieved 5 November 2023
^Christie Watson at #RCNCongress 2018 | Royal College of Nursing, retrieved 5 November 2023
^Watson, Christie (7 January 2022), What nurses can teach us, retrieved 5 November 2023
^"An Extra Pair of Hands: Friendship and Care". www.southbankcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^"Watch online: Christie Watson: Wild At Heart". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^"Our Patron | RCN Foundation | Royal College of Nursing". The Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 5 November 2023.