Helen Walsh

English novelist and film director

Helen Walsh
Born	1976 Warrington, Cheshire
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director, author
Known for	Brass

Helen Walsh (born 1976) is an English novelist, screenwriter and film director.^[1] Her novels include Brass, which won a Betty Trask Award, and Once Upon a Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award.

Early life

Walsh was born in Warrington, Cheshire, in 1976.^[2] At the age of 16, she moved to Barcelona, Spain but returned to England in her early twenties.

Career

Her first novel, Brass, was published in 2004 and won a Betty Trask Award. Her second novel, Once Upon a Time In England, was published in 2008 and won a 2009 Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the 2008 Portico Prize. Her third novel, Go to Sleep was published in 2011.^[3] All three were published by Canongate Press.

Walsh's most recent novel, The Lemon Grove, was published in 2014 by Tinder Press. It concerns the illicit relationship between a woman and her stepdaughter's 17-year-old boyfriend on holiday in Mallorca.

Walsh has also worked in film and television. Her feature directorial debut, The Violators, was released in 2016.^[4] In 2024, Channel 4 will broadcast her television thriller The Gathering.^[5]^[6]

References

^ 2009 interview
^ "Helen Walsh". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ Higham, Nick (28 July 2011). "Meet the author: Helen Walsh". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "Bulldog sinks teeth into 'The Violators' for UK release". www.screendaily.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ Warner, Sam (27 July 2023). "Winx Saga star leads cast for brand new Channel 4 drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "The Gathering: Channel 4 teen drama turns tables on toxic parents". BBC News. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.