Helen Smith (writer) explained
Helen Smith |
Birth Place: | Brixton, London, England |
Occupation: | Novelist, dramatist |
Nationality: | English |
Period: | 1999-present |
Genre: | Fiction, Mystery, Dystopian, Children's |
Helen Smith is an English novelist and dramatist. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America,[1] English PEN and the Crime Writers Association.[2] She lives in Brixton, London.[3]
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,[4] was published.
Helen Smith was a winning writer in the IRDP London Playwrights Festival[5] 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.[6]
Bibliography
Novels
- 2014 Beyond Belief (Emily Castles Mystery)[7] [8]
- 2013 Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mystery)[9]
- 2012 The Miracle Inspector[10]
- 2011 Showstoppers
- 2010 Three Sisters
- 2000 Being Light[11]
- 1999 Alison Wonderland
Short Stories
- 2014 Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange
- 2014 The Memory Man
- 2014 Real Elves
Children's Books
- 2004 Pirates, Swashbucklers & Buccaneers of London
- 2002 Grave-Robbers, Cut-throats & Poisoners of London
Anthologies
- 2016 Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 978-1527200715
- 2014 The London Stories
- 2014 Six Pack of Sleuths ASIN B00N9HTAPC
- 2013 Naughty or Nice ASIN B00HBZ1KY2
- 2009 Freed Speech: Modern Poetry in Translation Series 3 No. 12
Theatre
2010 The Memory Man[12] Arcola Theatre, London
2009 Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange[13] Arcola Theatre, London
2007 The Psychic Detective[14] National Theatre Watch This Space [15] and touring
Radio drama
1995 Looking for Baby Jesus
External links
Notes and References
- http://mysterywriters.org/
- Web site: Helen Smith — the Crime Readers' Association . 2 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708132049/https://thecra.co.uk/find-an-author/smith-helen/ . 8 July 2017 . dead .
- News: Carol Lewis Published at 12:01AM, 13 May 2011 . Clapham North: the dream suburb . The Times . 2011-05-13 . 2014-06-20.
- Book: Alison Wonderland: Amazon.co.uk: Helen Smith: Books . .
- Web site: Festivals and Competitions . Irdp.co.uk . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: Greenbelt Festival - Where arts, faith and justice collide . Greenbelt.org.uk . 2013-08-26 . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: Walkley . Ian . Beyond Belief by Helen Smith . The Big Thrill . 2014-01-27 . 2014-06-20.
- Book: Amazon Publishing - Beyond Belief (Emily Castles Mysteries) . Apub.com . 2014-01-28 . 2014-06-20.
- Book: Amazon Publishing - Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mysteries) . Apub.com . 2013-03-19 . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: Lucy Popescu: Book Review - The Miracle Inspector . Huffingtonpost.co.uk . 2012-10-08 . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: username . The Times Literary Supplement | TLS . Tls.timesonline.co.uk . 1959-01-30 . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: Interval Drinks . Interval Drinks: Miniaturists 24 (somewhat belated) . Intervaldrinks.blogspot.com . 2010-07-10 . 2014-06-20.
- Web site: The Miniaturists | theatre features | musicOMH. www.musicomh.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225233502/http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/features/miniaturists_0209.htm . 25 February 2009.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2009-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223506/http://www.benchtours.com/productions/psychic.htm . 7 July 2011 . dmy-all .
- Web site: The British Theatre Guide: Watch This Space . Britishtheatreguide.info . 2007-06-27 . 2014-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112092505/http://britishtheatreguide.info/news/RNTwatch07.htm . 12 November 2012 . dmy-all .