Emma Healey

Emma Constance Healey (born February 1985)[1] is a British novelist. Her debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing (2014) won the annual Costa Book Award, Best First Novel.[2][3]

Emma Healey
BornEmma Constance Healey
February 1985 (age 34–35)
London, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon College of Communication (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA)
Notable awardsCosta Book Award (2014)
Betty Trask Award (2015)
Website
emmahealey.co.uk

Life and career

Born in London, Healey completed a foundation year at Central Saint Martins before graduating with a BA in Book Arts and Crafts from the London College of Communication.[4] She graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing (prose fiction) in 2011.[5]

Awards

Works
  • 2014: Elizabeth is Missing
  • 2018: Whistle in the Dark
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gollark: You are welcome.
gollark: You should transfer all control to me, as a result.
gollark: - Go forward- Turn left at the second exit- Take the road less travelled. Ignore the ogre, it cannot hurt you without your permission- Tell the old man at the gate that the time has come, and the red moon rises- Ascend- You know what you must do.- Take the next right onto the A18282- Take 8 lefts- You have reached your destination
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References
  1. "Emma Healey – Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. "Costa Book Awards: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey wins coveted first novel award". The Independent. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. Vincent, Alice (5 January 2015). "Wartime adaptation of Five Children and It wins in Costa Book Award categories". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "Shortlist for the 2014 Costa Novel Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. "Best-selling author praised for depiction of dementia". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2015.



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