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Helen Smith | |
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Born | Brixton, London, England |
Occupation | Novelist, dramatist |
Nationality | English |
Period | 1999-present |
Genre | Fiction, Mystery, Dystopian, Children's |
Website | |
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Helen Smith is an English novelist and dramatist. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, English PEN and the Crime Writers Association. She lives in Brixton, London.
Biography
Helen Smith is a novelist and playwright who lives in London. She has one daughter, 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 where her first novel, Alison Wonderland, was published.
Helen Smith was a winning writer in the IRDP London Playwrights Festival and was the recipient of an Arts Council Award for The Miracle Inspector. Her novels have been optioned for development by the BBC. She volunteers as a writing mentor with the Write to Life group run by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
Bibliography
Novels
- 2014 Beyond Belief (Emily Castles Mystery) ISBN 1477849726
- 2013 Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mystery) ISBN 1477807306
- 2012 The Miracle Inspector ISBN 978-0956517050
- 2011 Showstoppers ISBN 0956517064
- 2010 Three Sisters ISBN 0956517072
- 2000 Being Light ISBN 0-7538-1435-8
- 1999 Alison Wonderland ISBN 978-1-935597-75-9
Short Stories
- 2014 Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange ISBN 978-1505784442
- 2014 The Memory Man ISBN 978-1503177109
- 2014 Real Elves ISBN 978-0956517081
Children's Books
- 2004 Pirates, Swashbucklers & Buccaneers of London ISBN 1-904153-17-8
- 2002 Grave-Robbers, Cut-throats & Poisoners of London ISBN 1-904153-00-3
Anthologies
- 2016 Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 978-1527200715
- 2014 The London Stories ISBN 978-0956517098
- 2014 Six Pack of Sleuths ASIN B00N9HTAPC
- 2013 Naughty or Nice ASIN B00HBZ1KY2
- 2009 Freed Speech: Modern Poetry in Translation Series 3 No. 12 ISBN 978-0-955906-42-8
Theatre
2010 The Memory Man Arcola Theatre, London
2009 Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange Arcola Theatre, London
2007 The Psychic Detective National Theatre Watch This Space and touring
Radio drama
1995 Looking for Baby Jesus
References
- http://mysterywriters.org/
- "Helen Smith — the Crime Readers' Association". Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- Carol Lewis Published at 12:01AM, 13 May 2011 (13 May 2011). "Clapham North: the dream suburb". The Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Alison Wonderland: Amazon.co.uk: Helen Smith: Books. ASIN 0575067187.
- "Festivals and Competitions". Irdp.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Greenbelt Festival - Where arts, faith and justice collide". Greenbelt.org.uk. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Walkley, Ian (27 January 2014). "Beyond Belief by Helen Smith". The Big Thrill. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Amazon Publishing – Beyond Belief (Emily Castles Mysteries). Apub.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Amazon Publishing – Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mysteries). Apub.com. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Lucy Popescu: Book Review - The Miracle Inspector". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- username() (30 January 1959). "The Times Literary Supplement". The Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Interval Drinks (10 July 2010). "Interval Drinks: Miniaturists 24 (somewhat belated)". Intervaldrinks.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "The Miniaturists | theatre features | musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "The British Theatre Guide: Watch This Space". Britishtheatreguide.info. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
External links
- author page at Inkwell Management
- author page at Orion
- Helen Smith's website
- Helen Smith's blog Archived 19 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 'Why I Blog' article in UK Writer, WGGB magazine
- 'All about ebooks' podcast for WGGB
- Modern Poetry in Translation