Helen Sedgwick is an author of literary fiction, science fiction and crime, a literary editor, and a research physicist. [1]
Helen Sedgwick | |
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Born | London |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | British |
Education | PhD in Physics MLitt in Creative Writing |
Alma mater | University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow |
Genre | Literary fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, crime fiction, short stories |
Notable works | The Comet Seekers (2016) The Growing Season (2017) When The Dead Come Calling (2020) |
Website | |
helensedgwick.com |
Sedgwick was born in London and studied physics at the University of Bristol. [2] She gained a PhD in physics from the University of Edinburgh [3] and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. [4]
After leaving physics research to become a freelance writer, [5] Sedgwick worked as the joint managing director of Cargo Publishing from 2014 to 2015, [6] Sedgwick was also the managing editor of Gutter magazine and worked as a creative writing tutor. [7]
She released her first novel in 2016, The Comet Seekers. [8] [9] [10] This was followed by her second novel, The Growing Season, [11] which was shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year in Scotland's National Book Awards 2018. [12] Sedgwick's first crime novel was When The Dead Come Calling, [13] the opening book in the Burrowhead Mysteries crime trilogy. [14] She cites her scientific background as a big influence on her writing. [15]
Sedgwick is a member of The Society of Authors [16] and the Crime Writers' Association. [17] She lives in Tain, in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands [18] with her partner and their daughter. [19]
Source: [24]
Helen Sedgwick is an author of literary fiction, science fiction and crime, a literary editor, and a research physicist. [1]
Helen Sedgwick | |
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Born | London |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | British |
Education | PhD in Physics MLitt in Creative Writing |
Alma mater | University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow |
Genre | Literary fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, crime fiction, short stories |
Notable works | The Comet Seekers (2016) The Growing Season (2017) When The Dead Come Calling (2020) |
Website | |
helensedgwick.com |
Sedgwick was born in London and studied physics at the University of Bristol. [2] She gained a PhD in physics from the University of Edinburgh [3] and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. [4]
After leaving physics research to become a freelance writer, [5] Sedgwick worked as the joint managing director of Cargo Publishing from 2014 to 2015, [6] Sedgwick was also the managing editor of Gutter magazine and worked as a creative writing tutor. [7]
She released her first novel in 2016, The Comet Seekers. [8] [9] [10] This was followed by her second novel, The Growing Season, [11] which was shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year in Scotland's National Book Awards 2018. [12] Sedgwick's first crime novel was When The Dead Come Calling, [13] the opening book in the Burrowhead Mysteries crime trilogy. [14] She cites her scientific background as a big influence on her writing. [15]
Sedgwick is a member of The Society of Authors [16] and the Crime Writers' Association. [17] She lives in Tain, in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands [18] with her partner and their daughter. [19]
Source: [24]