Helen Smith (writer)

Helen Smith
BornNovember 1968
Brixton, London, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityEnglish
Period1999-present
GenreFiction, Mystery, Dystopian, Children's
Website
www.emperorsclothes.co.uk

Helen Smith is an English novelist and dramatist. She's a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain,[1] English PEN and the Society of Authors.[2] She lives in Brixton, London.[3]

Biography

Helen Smith was born in London in November 1968. She has one daughter named Lauren with the writer Damon Rochefort. When her daughter was small, they travelled extensively in Australia, South East Asia, Hong Kong and South America before returning to the UK. Her first novel, Alison Wonderland,[4] was published in 1999 by Gollancz.

She was a winning writer in the IRDP London Playwrights Festival.[5] Her novels have been optioned for development by the BBC. She continues to work as a novelist and playwright. She was the recipient of an Arts Council Award. She currently volunteers as a writing mentor with the Write to Life Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine group run by the Medical Foundation for Care of Victims of Torture.[6]

Bibliography

Novels

  • 2012 The Miracle Inspector ISBN 978-0956517050
  • 2011 Showstoppers ISBN 978-0-9565170-6-7
  • 2010 Three Sisters ISBN 978-0-9565170-7-4
  • 2000 Being Light[7] ISBN 0-7538-1435-8
  • 1999 Alison Wonderland ISBN 978-1-935597-75-9

Children's Books

Anthologies

Theatre

2010 The Memory Man[8]Arcola Theatre, London
2009 Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange[9]Arcola Theatre, London
2007 The Psychic Detective[10] National Theatre Watch This Space [11] and touring

Radio drama

1995 Looking for Baby Jesus

References

  1. ↑ "Smith, Helen". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. ↑ http://www.societyofauthors.org/search_pages/author-detail.html?id=6793[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Lewis, Carol (13 May 2011). "Clapham North: the dream suburb" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0575067187
  5. ↑ "Festivals and Competitions". www.irdp.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Greenbelt Home Page". Greenbelt.
  7. ↑ "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk.
  8. ↑ Drinks, Interval (10 July 2010). "Interval Drinks: Miniaturists 24 (somewhat belated)".
  9. ↑ "The Miniaturists | theatre features | musicOMH". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  10. ↑ "Wholesale fashion accessories". Buying Wholesale Fashion Items. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  11. ↑ "Theatre news". British Theatre Guide.

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