Rachel Joyce (writer)
Rachel Joyce is a British author. She has written plays for BBC Radio Four, and jointly won the 2007 Tinniswood Award for her To Be a Pilgrim.[1][2]
Her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, was on the longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize.[3] In December 2012, she was awarded the "New Writer of the Year" award by the National Book Awards for the novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.[4] Her second novel, Perfect, was published on 4 July 2013 to critical acclaim. She lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and four children.
Awards
- French Literary Award ("Prix Littéraire des Jeunes Européens, 2014 France) for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Reference List
- ↑ "About Rachel Joyce". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Radio Drama Awards: Past Winners". Society of Authors. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "2012 longlist announced". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ Alison Flood (5 December 2012). "EL James comes out on top at National Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2012.