Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh
Born1976
Warrington, Cheshire
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, author
Known forBrass

Helen Walsh (born 1976) is an English novelist, screenwriter and film director.[1] Her novels include Brass, which won a Betty Trask Award, and Once Upon a Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award.

Early life

Walsh was born in Warrington, Cheshire, in 1976.[2] At the age of 16, she moved to Barcelona, Spain but returned to England in her early twenties.

Career

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.[3] 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.

Walsh has also worked in film and television. Her feature directorial debut, The Violators, was released in 2016.[4] In 2024, Channel 4 will broadcast her television thriller The Gathering.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ 2009 interview
  2. ^ "Helen Walsh". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ Higham, Nick (28 July 2011). "Meet the author: Helen Walsh". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Bulldog sinks teeth into 'The Violators' for UK release". www.screendaily.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ Warner, Sam (27 July 2023). "Winx Saga star leads cast for brand new Channel 4 drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "The Gathering: Channel 4 teen drama turns tables on toxic parents". BBC News. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.


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