Laura Wilson (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Laura Wilson (writer)

English writer

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1964

Place of Birth: London

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Laura Wilson (writer)

  • Laura Wilson (born 1964) is an English crime-writer based in London, where she was born and raised.
  • She has degrees in English Literature form Somerville College, Oxford, and University College London, and has worked as a teacher and editor of non-fiction.
  • Many of her novels have either a historical setting or a distinct historical connection, and often have split or dual narratives. Her fifth novel, The Lover, won the Prix du Polar EuropĂ©en in 2005, and her eighth, Stratton’s War, won the Crime Writers' Association's 2008 Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Mystery.
  • Both The Lover and A Thousand Lies were shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger, and A Little Death, The Lover and An Empty Death were shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award.
  • She is The Guardian's crime fiction reviewer and was the 2009 programming chair of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.

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