Asia Mackay
British author
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Asia Brooke Mackay (born 1980) is a British author. Her novels include Killing It (2018), a Comedy Women in Print Prize runner-up, and A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage (2025).
1980 (age 45–46)
Asia Mackay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Asia Brooke Mackay 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Education | Durham University |
| Spouse |
Andrew Trotter (m. 2007) |
| Children | 4 |
| Father | Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw |
Early life and education
Mackay was born in East London to Scottish peer Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw and Rina Siew Yong.[1][2] Mackay graduated with a degree in Anthropology from Durham University.[3] Through the Comedy Women in Print Prize, she won a place in the University of Hertfordshire's MA Creative Writing programme.[4]
Career
Ahead of its release, Mackay's debut novel came second in the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller competition. In 2017, Bonnier Zaffre acquired the rights to publish Mackay's debut novel Killing It in 2018.[5][6] Killing It was named a thriller of the month by John Dugdale of The Sunday Times[7] and a runner-up for the Comedy Women in Print Prize in the Published Novel category.[8] This was followed by a sequel The Nursery, published in 2019.[9]
In 2023, Wildfire (a Hachette UK imprint) acquired the rights to publish Mackay's third novel A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage in 2025.[10][11][12] Georgia Tennant and Kyle Soller narrated the audiobook.[13] A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage was longlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick and shortlisted for the Radio 2 Book Club British Book Award.
Personal life
Mackay married Andrew Trotter at Langholm Parish Church in 2007. They have four children.[14]
Bibliography
Alexis Taylor
- Killing It (2018)
- The Nursery (2019)
Standalones
- A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage (2024)
- Self-Help for Serial Killers (2026)