Emma Healey
British novelist
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Emma Constance Healey[1] is a British novelist. Her debut novel, Elizabeth Is Missing (2014) won the annual Costa Book Award for First Novel.[2][3]
Born
1985 (age 40–41)
Emma Constance Healey
1985 (age 40–41)
London, England
OccupationWriter
AlmamaterLondon College of Communication (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA)
University of East Anglia (MA)
GenreLiterary fiction
Emma Healey | |
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Healey at the 2015 London Book Fair | |
| Born | Emma Constance Healey 1985 (age 40–41) London, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | London College of Communication (BA) University of East Anglia (MA) |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | Elizabeth Is Missing |
| Notable awards | Costa–First Novel (2014) Betty Trask Award (2015) |
| Website | |
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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.[4] She graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing (prose fiction) in 2011.[5] Her first novel was adapted for television in 2019, Elizabeth Is Missing.
Awards
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Elizabeth Is Missing | British Book Award | New Writer | Shortlisted | |
| Costa Book Award | First Novel | Won | |||
| Waverton Good Read Award | — | Longlisted | |||
| 2015 | Authors' Club First Novel Award | — | Shortlisted | ||
| Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction | — | Longlisted | |||
| Betty Trask Prize and Awards | Betty Trask Award | Won | |||
| Desmond Elliott Prize | — | Shortlisted | |||
| Independent Booksellers' Book Prize | Adult | Shortlisted | |||
| 2016 | International Dublin Literary Award | — | Longlisted |
Works
- 2014: Elizabeth Is Missing
- 2018: Whistle in the Dark
- 2025: Sweat
