Mary Paulson-Ellis
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Mary Paulson-Ellis writes across the genres of crime, historical and literary fiction. Her debut, The Other Mrs Walker was a Times bestseller and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year. Mary has written for the Guardian and BBC Radio 4 and in 2023 she was appointed Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow by Edinburgh Unesco City of Literature. In 2019 Val McDermid named her one of ten exciting LGBTQ+ writers working today.
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Mary Paulson-Ellis writes across the boundaries of crime, literary and historical fiction. Her debut novel, The Other Mrs Walker was a Times bestseller and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year. The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing was longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime novel and a Historical Writers Association Gold Crown. Mary has written for the Guardian and BBC Radio 4 and in 2019 Val McDermid named her one of ten exciting LGBTQ+ writers working today. Mary was recently appointed Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow by Edinburgh Unesco City of Literature. Emily Noble’s Disgrace is her third novel.
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Mary Paulson-Ellis is an award-winning author writing across the genres of crime, historical and literary fiction. Her critically acclaimed debut, The Other Mrs Walker was a Times bestseller and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year. The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing was longlisted for the McIlvanney prize for best Scottish crime novel and a Historical Writers Association Gold Crown. Emily Noble’s Disgrace is her third novel.
Mary has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University where, on graduating, she was awarded the Curtis Brown Prize for Fiction. She has written for the Guardian and BBC Radio 4 and her short stories have featured in various anthologies. In 2019 Val McDermid named her one of ten exciting LGBTQ+ writers working today.
Mary regularly reviews what’s current in the arts for BBC Radio Scotland and chairs events for festivals and bookshops, hosting in-conversations with authors including Barbara Kingsolver, Ian Rankin and Maggie O’Farrell amongst others. She has been a workshop leader, tutor and writer-in-residence and sits on the committee of the Society of Authors in Scotland.
Mary lives and works in Edinburgh. In 2023, she was named Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow by Edinburgh Unesco City of Literature.
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