Suzanne Wrack Explained

Suzanne Wrack
Occupation:Journalist, writer

Suzanne Wrack is a British journalist and writer at The Guardian. She is the author of A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football[1] and wrote You have the Power with England women's national football team captain, Leah Williamson.[2] She features on The Guardian Women's Football weekly podcast.[3]

Early life

Wrack grew up on a council estate in Hoxton, London. When she was 8 years old, she dreamt of being an architect, ultimately leading to her studying architecture at the University of Brighton.[4]

Career

During her career she has worked for multiple publications as an editor and digital designer including The Sunday Times, The New Day and the Morning Star. In 2017 she joined The Guardian as a Women's football writer. She has worked as a senior broadcast journalist for BBC Sport.[5]

Wrack is an accredited football reporter, member of the Sports Journalists' Association, Football Writers' Association and Women in Football.[5]

Publications

Awards

In 2023, Wrack's book A Woman's Game won The Sunday Times Sports Book Vikki Orvice Award for New Women's Sports Writing.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Melanie. Reid. 2023-05-13. A Woman's Game by Suzanne Wrack review — the rise, fall and rise again of women's football. 0140-0460. The Times.
  2. Web site: Macmillan Children's Books signs Leah Williamson OBE, captain of the England women's football team . 2023-05-13 . www.panmacmillan.com . en.
  3. Web site: The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly. 2023-05-13 . The Guardian . en.
  4. Web site: One to One – Suzy Wrack: The House I Grew Up In. 2023-05-13 . BBC Sounds . en-GB.
  5. Web site: McMillan . Kate . 21 August 2022 . Spotlighting incredible women journalists: Suzanne Wrack . 2023-05-13 . Women in Journalism . en-GB.
  6. News: Paula. Cocozza. 2023-05-13. A Woman's Game by Suzanne Wrack review – taking back the pitch. The Guardian. 22 June 2022. 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: 2023-05-13. A Woman's Game (The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football) by Suzanne Wrack. The Crack.
  8. Web site: https://twitter.com/sportsbookaward/status/1661469574947282944 . 2023-05-24 . Twitter . en.

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