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'''Louise Welsh''' ([[London]], 1 February 1965) is an author of short stories and [[psychological thriller]]s. She is based in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].
'''Louise Welsh''' ([[London]], 1 February 1965) is an author of short stories and [[psychological thriller]]s. She is based in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.


Welsh studied [[History]] at [[Glasgow University]] and traded in second-hand books<ref name="British Council Arts">{{cite web |url= http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth5689224102e1e19771kOm2B7EAD4 |title= Biography, Genres, Bibliography, Prizes & Awards, Critical Perspective |work= [[British Council]] Arts |quote= }}</ref> for several years before publishing her first novel.
Welsh studied [[History]] at [[Glasgow University]] and traded in second-hand books<ref name="British Council Arts">{{cite web |url= http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth5689224102e1e19771kOm2B7EAD4 |title= Biography, Genres, Bibliography, Prizes & Awards, Critical Perspective |work= [[British Council]] Arts |quote= }}</ref> for several years before publishing her first novel.


Louise Welsh's [[debut novel]] ''[[The Cutting Room (book)|The Cutting Room]]'' (2002)<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web |url= http://dir.salon.com/story/books/review/2003/04/08/cutting/index.html |title= Captivating Thriller from a new Scottish Writer |author= Charles Taylor |work= [[Salon.com]] |date= 8 April 2003 |quote= }}</ref> was nominated for several literary awards including the 2003 [[Orange Prize for Fiction]]. It won the [[Crime Writers' Association]] [[CWA New Blood Dagger|Creasey Dagger]] for the best first crime novel.
Louise Welsh's [[debut novel]] ''[[The Cutting Room (book)|The Cutting Room]]'' (2002)<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web |url= http://dir.salon.com/story/books/review/2003/04/08/cutting/index.html |title= Captivating Thriller from a new Scottish Writer |author= Charles Taylor |work= [[Salon.com]] |date= 8 April 2003 }}</ref> was nominated for several literary awards including the 2003 [[Orange Prize for Fiction]]. It won the [[Crime Writers' Association]] [[CWA New Blood Dagger|Creasey Dagger]] for the best first crime novel.


Welsh's second major work, the [[novella]] ''[[Tamburlaine Must Die]]'' (2004),<ref name="Hamilos">{{cite web |url= http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,1543299,00.html |title= Capital Encounter |author= Paul Hamilos (interview) |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= 5 August 2005 |quote= }}</ref> fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist (see ''[[Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine]])'' and poet [[Christopher Marlowe]].
Welsh's second major work, the [[novella]] ''[[Tamburlaine Must Die]]'' (2004),<ref name="Hamilos">{{cite web |url= http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,1543299,00.html |title= Capital Encounter |author= Paul Hamilos (interview) |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= 5 August 2005 |quote= }}</ref> fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist (see ''[[Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine]])'' and poet [[Christopher Marlowe]].


Her third novel, ''The Bullet Trick'' (2006),<ref name="Lawson">{{cite web |url= http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/crime/0,,1826032,00.html |title= And for her next trick ... |author= [[Mark Lawson]] |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= 22 July 2006 |quote= }}</ref> is set in [[Berlin]], [[London]] and [[Glasgow]] and narrated from the perspective of magician and [[conjurer]] William Wilson.
Her third novel, ''The Bullet Trick'' (2006),<ref name="Lawson">{{cite web |url= http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/crime/0,,1826032,00.html |title= And for her next trick ... |author= [[Mark Lawson]] |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= 22 July 2006 |quote= }}</ref> is set in [[Berlin]], London and Glasgow and narrated from the perspective of magician and [[conjurer]] William Wilson.


Her fourth novel, ''Naming the Bones'', was published by Canongate Books in March 2010.
Her fourth novel, ''Naming the Bones'', was published by Canongate Books in March 2010.


In 2009, she donated the short story "The Night Highway" to Oxfam's '[[Ox-Tales]]' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the 'Air' collection.<ref>[http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html Oxfam: Ox-Tales]</ref>
In 2009, she donated the short story "The Night Highway" to Oxfam's [[Ox-Tales]] project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the 'Air' collection.<ref>[http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html Oxfam: Ox-Tales]</ref>


As of December 2010, she is the Writer in Residence at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art.
As of December 2010, she is the Writer in Residence at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art.
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* [http://www.louisewelsh.com Louise Welsh's official site]
* [http://www.louisewelsh.com Louise Welsh's official site]
* [http://www.pulp.net/top10/24/louise-welsh.html Louise Welsh's Literary Top 10]
* [http://www.pulp.net/top10/24/louise-welsh.html Louise Welsh's Literary Top 10]
* [http://www.facebook.com/LouiseWelshBooks Louise Welsh's official Facebook page]
* [https://twitter.com/louisewelsh00 Louise Welsh on Twitter]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:50, 22 February 2013

Louise Welsh (London, 1 February 1965) is an author of short stories and psychological thrillers. She is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Welsh studied History at Glasgow University and traded in second-hand books[1] for several years before publishing her first novel.

Louise Welsh's debut novel The Cutting Room (2002)[2] was nominated for several literary awards including the 2003 Orange Prize for Fiction. It won the Crime Writers' Association Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel.

Welsh's second major work, the novella Tamburlaine Must Die (2004),[3] fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist (see Tamburlaine) and poet Christopher Marlowe.

Her third novel, The Bullet Trick (2006),[4] is set in Berlin, London and Glasgow and narrated from the perspective of magician and conjurer William Wilson.

Her fourth novel, Naming the Bones, was published by Canongate Books in March 2010.

In 2009, she donated the short story "The Night Highway" to Oxfam's Ox-Tales project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the 'Air' collection.[5]

As of December 2010, she is the Writer in Residence at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art.

Her fifth novel, The Girl on the Stairs is a psychological thriller set in Berlin, and was released in August 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton.

References

  1. ^ "Biography, Genres, Bibliography, Prizes & Awards, Critical Perspective". British Council Arts.
  2. ^ Charles Taylor (8 April 2003). "Captivating Thriller from a new Scottish Writer". Salon.com.
  3. ^ Paul Hamilos (interview) (5 August 2005). "Capital Encounter". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Mark Lawson (22 July 2006). "And for her next trick ..." The Guardian.
  5. ^ Oxfam: Ox-Tales

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