Lucy Wood (writer)

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Lucy Wood
Occupation
  • Short story writer
  • novelist
Notable worksDiving Belles
Notable awards BBC National Short Story Award Runner up (2016)

Lucy Wood is a British short story writer who was the runner up for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2013. She has published two short story collections and one novel.

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Early and personal life

Wood grew up in Cornwall. [1] She got a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Exeter University. [2]

Writing career

Her debut short story collection, Diving Belles, was published in 2012. [2] Wood was the runner up for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2013 for her story Notes From the House Spirits, originally published in Diving Belles. [3] [4] Her debut novel, Weathering, was published in 2015. [2] [5] The Sing of the Shore, Wood's second short story collection, was published in 2018. [6] [7] It features thirteen stories set in Cornwall. [6]

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References

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  6. 1 2 Crampton, Caroline (2018-04-25). "The Sing of the Shore by Lucy Wood review – a different view of Cornwall". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  7. Wagner, Erica (2019-04-10). "Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi review – a modern fairytale". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-18.