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= The Novels of Louise Welsh =
= The Novels of Louise Welsh =
* 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|date=8 April 2003|author=Charles Taylor|work=[[Salon.com]]}}</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|date=8 April 2003|author=Charles Taylor|work=[[Salon.com]]}}</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.
* Second 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|date=5 August 2005|quote=|author=Paul Hamilos (interview)|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist and poet [[Christopher Marlowe]], author of ''[[Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine the Great]]''.
* 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|date=5 August 2005|quote=|author=Paul Hamilos (interview)|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist and poet [[Christopher Marlowe]], author of ''[[Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine the Great]]''.
* Third novel: 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 ...|date=22 July 2006|quote=|author=[[Mark Lawson]]|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</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 ...|date=22 July 2006|quote=|author=[[Mark Lawson]]|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> is set in [[Berlin]], London and Glasgow and narrated from the perspective of magician and [[conjurer]] William Wilson.
* Fourth novel: Her fourth novel, ''Naming the Bones'', was published by Canongate Books in March 2010. Her fifth novel, ''[[The Girl on the Stairs (book)|The Girl on the Stairs]]'' is a psychological thriller set in Berlin, and was released in August 2012 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]]. Her sixth novel, ''A Lovely Way to Burn'' was released in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton,<ref name="burn">{{cite web|url=http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/louise-welsh-a-lovely-way-to-burn-cover-art-and-synopsis|title=Louise Welsh - A Lovely Way to Burn cover art and synopsis|date=22 October 2013|quote=|author=|work=Upcoming4.me}}</ref> and in 2015 a sequel, ''Death is a Welcome Guest'' was published.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/death-is-a-welcome-guest-by-louise-welsh-book-review-a-gripping-survivor-s-story-with-shades-of-10287548.html|title=Death Is a Welcome Guest by Louise Welsh, book review: A gripping survivor’s story with shades of Agatha Christie|date=31 May 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref>
* Her fourth novel, ''Naming the Bones'', was published by Canongate Books in March 2010. Her fifth novel, ''[[The Girl on the Stairs (book)|The Girl on the Stairs]]'' is a psychological thriller set in Berlin, and was released in August 2012 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]]. Her sixth novel, ''A Lovely Way to Burn'' was released in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton,<ref name="burn">{{cite web|url=http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/louise-welsh-a-lovely-way-to-burn-cover-art-and-synopsis|title=Louise Welsh - A Lovely Way to Burn cover art and synopsis|date=22 October 2013|quote=|author=|work=Upcoming4.me}}</ref> and in 2015 a sequel, ''Death is a Welcome Guest'' was published.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/death-is-a-welcome-guest-by-louise-welsh-book-review-a-gripping-survivor-s-story-with-shades-of-10287548.html|title=Death Is a Welcome Guest by Louise Welsh, book review: A gripping survivor’s story with shades of Agatha Christie|date=31 May 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref>


= The Stories of Louise Welsh =
= The Stories of Louise Welsh =
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* Second story: She contributed, with Zoe Strachan, a short story entitled "Anyone Who Had a Heart" to Glasgow Women's Library's 21 Revolutions Project. 21 Revolutions commissioned 21 writers and 21 artists to create works to celebrate the 21st Birthday of Glasgow Women's Library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk|title=Glasgow Women's Library {{!}} Celebrating Scotland's Women|website=www.womenslibrary.org.uk|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref>
* Second story: She contributed, with Zoe Strachan, a short story entitled "Anyone Who Had a Heart" to Glasgow Women's Library's 21 Revolutions Project. 21 Revolutions commissioned 21 writers and 21 artists to create works to celebrate the 21st Birthday of Glasgow Women's Library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk|title=Glasgow Women's Library {{!}} Celebrating Scotland's Women|website=www.womenslibrary.org.uk|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref>


= Review: The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/aug/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview18|title=More tease, less strip|last=Magrs|first=Paul|date=2002-08-30|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref> (from the Guardian) =
= Review: The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh (from the Guardian) =
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"At one point in The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh describes a bison's head, steeped in arsenic and mounted in a Glasgow saloon bar. The trophy is a century old but, because preserved in poison, still a dangerous presence. That's exactly what Welsh has done with an ossified, leathery old genre: marinaded it in a heady brew of her own.Her hero, Rilke, is a house clearance expert, pleased as Aladdin at the treasure trove he finds in a house owned by the ancient Miss McKindless, who is on her last legs. She wants him to dispose of her dead brother's accumulated belongings, and Rilke thinks he's found the good stuff that every auctioneer hankers after: the hoary collectibles and antique evidence of gracious living. Hidden in the old devil's study, though, is the real stuff - the rare dirty books from Olympia Press and the filthy eight-by-tens slipped inside a buff envelope. These photos depict the sexual torture and murder of a young woman some time in the past. The photos are in black and white, and the glimpses of soft furnishings suggest Paris."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/aug/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview18|title=More tease, less strip|last=Magrs|first=Paul|date=2002-08-30|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref>
[[File:The Cutting Room (book).jpg|thumb|355x355px|the cutting room (book)]]
[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/aug/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview18 "At one point in The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh describes a bison's head, steeped in arsenic and mounted in a Glasgow saloon bar. The trophy is a century old but, because preserved in poison, still a dangerous presence. That's exactly what Welsh has done with an ossified, leathery old genre: marinaded it in a heady brew of her own.]

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[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/aug/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview18 Her hero, Rilke, is a house clearance expert, pleased as Aladdin at the treasure trove he finds in a house owned by the ancient Miss McKindless, who is on her last legs. She wants him to dispose of her dead brother's accumulated belongings, and Rilke thinks he's found the good stuff that every auctioneer hankers after: the hoary collectibles and antique evidence of gracious living. Hidden in the old devil's study, though, is the real stuff - the rare dirty books from Olympia Press and the filthy eight-by-tens slipped inside a buff envelope. These photos depict the sexual torture and murder of a young woman some time in the past. The photos are in black and white, and the glimpses of soft furnishings suggest Paris.]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:23, 12 November 2016

Louise Welsh
Born1 February 1965 (Age 51)
London, England
OccupationWriter
EducationMA (Hons) in history, MLitt in Creative Writing (Distinction)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde
GenrePsychological thrillers
Years active2002-present

Louise Welsh (London, 1 February 1965) is an author of short stories and psychological thrillers. She has also written many three plays as well as editeding volumes of prose and poetry and contributing to various journals and anthologies.[1] She is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Welsh studied History at Glasgow University and after graduating established and worked at a second-hand book shop[2] for several years before publishing her first novel.

Louise Welsh's debut novel The Cutting Room (2002)[3] 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),[4] fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist and poet Christopher Marlowe, author of Tamburlaine the Great. Her third novel, The Bullet Trick (2006),[5] 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 fifth novel, The Girl on the Stairs is a psychological thriller set in Berlin, and was released in August 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton. Her sixth novel, A Lovely Way to Burn was released in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton,[6] and in 2015 a sequel, Death is a Welcome Guest was published.[7]

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.[8]

From December 2010 to April 2012, she was the Writer in Residence for the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art.[1]

She contributed, with Zoe Strachan, a shot story entitled "Anyone Who Had a Heart" to Glasgow Women's Library's 21 Revolutions Project. 21 Revolutions commissioned 21 writers and 21 artists to create works to celebrate the 21st Birthday of Glasgow Women's Library.[9]

She is Honorary President of the Ullapool Book Festival.[1]

She lives with the writer Zoë Strachan.

The Novels of Louise Welsh

The Stories of Louise Welsh

  • First story: 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.[11]
  • Second story: She contributed, with Zoe Strachan, a short story entitled "Anyone Who Had a Heart" to Glasgow Women's Library's 21 Revolutions Project. 21 Revolutions commissioned 21 writers and 21 artists to create works to celebrate the 21st Birthday of Glasgow Women's Library.[12]

Review: The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh (from the Guardian)

"At one point in The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh describes a bison's head, steeped in arsenic and mounted in a Glasgow saloon bar. The trophy is a century old but, because preserved in poison, still a dangerous presence. That's exactly what Welsh has done with an ossified, leathery old genre: marinaded it in a heady brew of her own.Her hero, Rilke, is a house clearance expert, pleased as Aladdin at the treasure trove he finds in a house owned by the ancient Miss McKindless, who is on her last legs. She wants him to dispose of her dead brother's accumulated belongings, and Rilke thinks he's found the good stuff that every auctioneer hankers after: the hoary collectibles and antique evidence of gracious living. Hidden in the old devil's study, though, is the real stuff - the rare dirty books from Olympia Press and the filthy eight-by-tens slipped inside a buff envelope. These photos depict the sexual torture and murder of a young woman some time in the past. The photos are in black and white, and the glimpses of soft furnishings suggest Paris."[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Critical Studies - Our staff - Professor Louise Welsh". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Writer Profile: Biography, Critical perspective, Bibliography, Awards". British Council Literature.
  3. ^ a b Charles Taylor (8 April 2003). "Captivating Thriller from a new Scottish Writer". Salon.com. Cite error: The named reference "Taylor" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Paul Hamilos (interview) (5 August 2005). "Capital Encounter". The Guardian. Cite error: The named reference "Hamilos" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Mark Lawson (22 July 2006). "And for her next trick ..." The Guardian. Cite error: The named reference "Lawson" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Louise Welsh - A Lovely Way to Burn cover art and synopsis". Upcoming4.me. 22 October 2013. Cite error: The named reference "burn" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Death Is a Welcome Guest by Louise Welsh, book review: A gripping survivor's story with shades of Agatha Christie". The Independent. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ Oxfam: Ox-Tales
  9. ^ "Glasgow Women's Library | Celebrating Scotland's Women". www.womenslibrary.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Death Is a Welcome Guest by Louise Welsh, book review: A gripping survivor's story with shades of Agatha Christie". The Independent. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ Oxfam: Ox-Tales
  12. ^ "Glasgow Women's Library | Celebrating Scotland's Women". www.womenslibrary.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. ^ Magrs, Paul (30 August 2002). "More tease, less strip". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2016.


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