Helen Walsh

Summary

Helen Walsh (born 1976) is an English novelist and film director. Her novels include Brass, which won a Betty Trask Award, and Once Upon a Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award.

Personal life edit

Walsh was born in Warrington, Cheshire, in 1976.[1] At the age of 16, she moved to Barcelona, Spain but returned to England in her early twenties.

Writing edit

Her first novel, Brass, was published in 2004 and won a Betty Trask Award. Her second novel, Once Upon a Time In England, was published in 2008 and won a 2009 Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the 2008 Portico Prize. Her third novel, Go to Sleep was published in 2011.[2] All three were published by Canongate Press.

Walsh's most recent novel, The Lemon Grove, was published in 2014 by Tinder Press. It concerns the illicit relationship between a woman and her stepdaughter's 17-year-old boyfriend on holiday in Mallorca.

Film edit

Walsh has also worked in the film industry. Her directorial debut The Violators was released in 2016.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Helen Walsh". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ Higham, Nick (28 July 2011). "Meet the author: Helen Walsh". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Bulldog sinks teeth into 'The Violators' for UK release". www.screendaily.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

External links edit

  • Official Helen Walsh website
  • British Council page
  • Canongate page for Helen Walsh
  • 2009 interview