Overview
My debut novel, Electricity, was shortlisted for both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award. The screen adaptation premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2014 and won Best Screenplay at the National Film Awards. My other novels are The Man Without, Forgetting Zoë, and Jawbone Lake. Forgetting Zoë was a winner of the inaugural Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Most recently I wrote the BAFTA-longlisted, Edith, starring Peter Mullan and Michelle Fairley, upon which my new novel, The Mating Habits of Stags, is based.
It is my privilege to work with talented and aspiring writers to create amazing stories, and I'd like to help you write yours! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I'm a very hands-on writer and editor, and I'm happy for you to be in touch throughout the process. Happy writing!
It is my privilege to work with talented and aspiring writers to create amazing stories, and I'd like to help you write yours! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I'm a very hands-on writer and editor, and I'm happy for you to be in touch throughout the process. Happy writing!
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Historical Fiction
LGBTQ Fiction
Literary Fiction
Plays & Screenplays
Short Story
Thriller & Suspense
Young Adult
Languages
English (UK)
Awards
- Cut – The Phillip Good Memorial Prize 2003 – winner Electricity – The Society of Authors’ Best First Novel Award 2006 – shortlist Electricity – The James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2006 – shortlist Ledig House International Writers’ Fellowship, New York, 2007 Electricity – World Book Day ‘The Book to Talk About’ 2008 Forgetting Zoë – Observer’s ‘Thriller of the Month’ 2010 Forgetting Zoë – Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2011 – winner Dream Town - Best Picture, Chicago Underground Film Festival 2014 - winner Dream Town - Best Feature, Derby Film Festival 2014 - winner Electricity - Best Screenplay, National Film Awards 2015 - winner Edith - BAFTA Best British Short Film 2017 - longlist Edith - BIFA Best British Short Film 2017 - longlist Edith - Best British Short Film, Norwich Film Fesitival - winner Edith - Best British Short Film, Winchester Film Festival 2017 - shortlist and 'Special Mention' Edith - Best UK Short, Bolton Film Festival 2017 - winner
Certifications
- PhD in Creative Writing
- MA (Distinction) in Creative Writing
- BA (hons) Graphic Design
Work experience
The Literary Consultancy
Mar, 2007 —
Present
I am currently a Literary Mentor and Reader for The Literary Consultancy's mentoring scheme, offering one-to-one support, advice and direction to emerging writers. My assessments provide practical guidelines for self-editing, and give developmental and structural advice about basic narrative elements, showing students what they’re doing well, what’s working less well and why, and how to get their manuscript in the best possible shape. I offer assessment for: Fiction; Poetry; Short stories (individual and collections); and Scripts and Screenplays (theatre; film; TV; radio).
Portfolio
A haunting, unforgettable novel from one of Britain’s finest writersAntony Dobson has lived through a lot in his short twenty-six years. Desperate, loveable and utterly confused, he gets a kick out of taking risks, gets a thrill from taking himself right to th... read more
From the author of Electricity and Forgetting Zoë, comes a thought-provoking, beautifully written and taut thriller.Ravenstor, the Peak District. New Year’s Day. A young woman stands on the shore of a frozen lake and watches a Land Rover crash off the bridge w... read more
The lyrical new novel from the award-winning author of Electricity and Forgetting Zoë.Midwinter. As former farmhand Jake, a widower in his seventies, wanders the beautiful, austere moors of North Yorkshire trying to evade capture, we learn of the events of his... read more
Electricity is now a film starring Agyness Deyn.Lily's epilepsy means she's used to seeing the world in terms of angles - you look at every surface, you weigh up every corner, and you think of your head slamming into it - but what would she be like without her... read more
She's escaped her captor, but can she escape her past?Zoë Nielsen was just like any other ten-year-old walking to school, not knowing that a chance encounter with Thurman Hayes would lead to her abduction and imprisonment in a converted nuclear bunker, 4,000 m... read more
