# Helen Walsh

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**Helen Walsh** (born 1976) is an English novelist, screenwriter and film director.[1] Her novels include *Brass*, which won a [Betty Trask Award](/source/Betty_Trask_Award), and *Once Upon a Time in England*, which won a [Somerset Maugham Award](/source/Somerset_Maugham_Award).

## Early life

Walsh was born in [Warrington](/source/Warrington), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), in 1976.[2] At the age of 16, she moved to [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain but returned to England in her early twenties.

## Career

Her first novel, *Brass*, was published in 2004 and won a [Betty Trask Award](/source/Betty_Trask_Award). Her second novel, *Once Upon a Time In England*, was published in 2008 and won a 2009 [Somerset Maugham Award](/source/Somerset_Maugham_Award) and was shortlisted for the 2008 [Portico Prize](/source/Portico_Prize). Her third novel, *Go to Sleep* was published in 2011.[3] All three were published by [Canongate Press](/source/Canongate_Press).

Walsh's most recent novel, *The Lemon Grove*, was published in 2014 by Tinder Press. It concerns the illicit relationship between a woman and her stepdaughter's 17-year-old boyfriend on holiday in Mallorca.

Walsh has also worked in film and television. Her feature directorial debut, *The Violators*, was released in 2016.[4] In 2024, Channel 4 will broadcast her television thriller *[The Gathering](/source/The_Gathering_(TV_series))*.[5][6]

## References

1. [2009 interview](http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/this-is-england-an-interview-with-helen-walsh/)

1. ["Helen Walsh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120114064905/http://www.helen-walsh.co.uk/). Archived from [the original](http://www.helen-walsh.co.uk/) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

1. Higham, Nick (28 July 2011). ["Meet the author: Helen Walsh"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-14327770). *BBC*. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. ["Bulldog sinks teeth into 'The Violators' for UK release"](http://www.screendaily.com/news/bulldog-sinks-teeth-into-the-violators-for-uk-release/5099335.article). *www.screendaily.com*. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

1. Warner, Sam (27 July 2023). ["Winx Saga star leads cast for brand new Channel 4 drama"](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44660146/winx-saga-sadie-soverall-channel-4-gathering/). *Digital Spy*. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

1. ["The Gathering: Channel 4 teen drama turns tables on toxic parents"](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68830594). *BBC News*. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.

## External links

- [Official Helen Walsh website](http://www.helen-walsh.co.uk) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120114064905/http://www.helen-walsh.co.uk/) 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- [Helen Walsh](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6641253/) at IMDb
- [British Council page](https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/helen-walsh)
- [Canongate page for Helen Walsh](https://web.archive.org/web/20090126210958/http://www.meetatthegate.com/component/option,com_author_book/edition_id,871/title_id,680/)

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