Life
Sedgwick was born in London and studied physics at the University of Bristol. [2] She gained a PhD in physics from the University of Edinburgh [3] and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. [4]
After leaving physics research to become a freelance writer, [5] Sedgwick worked as the joint managing director of Cargo Publishing from 2014 to 2015, [6] Sedgwick was also the managing editor of Gutter magazine and worked as a creative writing tutor. [7]
She released her first novel in 2016, The Comet Seekers. [8] [9] [10] This was followed by her second novel, The Growing Season, [11] which was shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year in Scotland's National Book Awards 2018. [12] Sedgwick's first crime novel was When The Dead Come Calling, [13] the opening book in the Burrowhead Mysteries crime trilogy. [14] She cites her scientific background as a big influence on her writing. [15]
Sedgwick is a member of The Society of Authors [16] and the Crime Writers' Association. [17] She lives in Tain, in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands [18] with her partner and their daughter. [19]
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