Kate Summerscale
Kate Summerscale | |
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Born | 1965 (age 52–53) |
Occupation | Writer and journalist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Notable works | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House |
Kate Summerscale (born 1965) is an English writer and journalist.
Biography
Summerscale was brought up in Japan, England and Chile. After attending Bedales School (1978–1983), she took a double-first at Oxford University and an MA in journalism from Stanford University.[1] She lives in London with her son.[2]
Writing
She is the author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House,[3] based on a real-life crime committed by Constance Kent and investigated by Jack Whicher, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2008, and the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, about Joe Carstairs, 'fastest woman on water', which won a Somerset Maugham Award in 1998 and was shortlisted for the 1997 Whitbread Awards for biography. Her book on Whicher inspired the 2011-2014 ITV drama series, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, written by Helen Edmundson.[4]
She worked for The Independent and from 1995 to 1996 she wrote and edited obituaries for The Daily Telegraph.[5] She also worked as literary editor of The Daily Telegraph.[6][7] Her articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.[8]
She has also judged various literary competitions including the Booker Prize in 2001.[9]
Awards and prizes
- 1997 Whitbread Award (for biography), shortlist, The Queen of Whale Cay[10]
- 1998 Somerset Maugham Award, winner, The Queen of Whale Cay[10]
- 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize, winner, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House[10]
- 2009 Anthony Awards (Best Critical / Non-fiction Work), shortlist, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House[11]
- 2010 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature [12]
- 2017 Edgar Awards (Best Fact Crime), winner, The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer[13]
Bibliography
- The Queen of Whale Cay, Fourth Estate, August 1997
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House, Bloomsbury, April 2008
- Mrs Robinson's Disgrace (2012)
- The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer (29 Apr 2016)
References
- ↑ Whalecay.net Archived June 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Bloomsbury page on Kate Summerscale". Bloomsbury.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ Kate Summerscale: the perfect crime story, The Daily Telegraph, Sarah Crompton, 21 July 2008
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-recommissions-suspicions-mr-whicher
- ↑ "Harperperennial.co.uk". Harperperennial.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ Kate Summerscale wins Samuel Johnson Prize
- ↑ "Q & A with Kate Summerscale". Blogs.raincoast.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "Kate Summserscale's articles at". Journalisted.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "The Man Booker Prize 2001". themanbookerprize.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 "The Samuel Johnson Prize 2008". thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Edgar Allan Poe winners" (PDF). theedgars.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.