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English writer
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Female
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Birth:
27 February 1985(London, England, UK)
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Education:
University of East Anglia
Central Saint Martins
The details
Biography
Introduction
Emma Constance Healey (born February 1985) is a British novelist. Her debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing (2014) won the annual Costa Book Award, Best First Novel.
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. She graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing (prose fiction) in 2011.
Awards
- 2014: Costa Book Award for First Novel, winner, Elizabeth is Missing
- 2015:Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, longlist, Elizabeth is Missing
- 2015: Betty Trask Award, Elizabeth is Missing
Works
- 2014: Elizabeth is Missing
- 2018: Whistle in the Dark