Harrison was born in Effingham Junction, Surrey in 1975.[2] She attended a comprehensive school before studying English Literature at Oxford University, graduating in 1996.[1][2][3] After graduating, she worked as a freelance magazine subeditor, while contributing a regular "Nature Notes" column in The Times,[4] columns for The Guardian and contributions to radio and television.[5]
Her first novel, Clay, was published by Bloomsbury in January 2013, followed by At Hawthorn Time in 2015.[6] Her non-fiction books include Rain: Four Walks in English Weather (2016).[7] A third novel, All Among the Barley, was published in August 2018.[8] Her short story The Black Dog was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017[9] and she has contributed episodes to the channel's Tweet of the Day programme.[10] She has also made appearances on the BBC Two series Springwatch.[11] During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, she began a nature diary podcast called The Stubborn Light of Things which formed the basis of a new memoir published in November 2020 that outlined her move from urban London to rural Suffolk.[12] Her first children's novel, By Ash, Oak and Thorn was published by Chicken House Books in May 2021.[13]
^"The Stubborn Light of Things". Melissa Harrison website. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^Sanders, Patrick (March 2021). "By Ash, Oak and Thorn". The School Reading List. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^"Melissa Harrison". European Union Prize for Literature. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
External linksedit
Richard Powers and nature writing Open Book, Alex Clark interviews Richard Powers, Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee 12:00-27min, BBC Radio 4 podcast, 28 August 2018, accessed 2 September 2018.
Melissa Harrison – Novelist and Nature Writer Melissa’s personal website with links to her books, podcast and other work.
April 20, 2024
melissa, harrison, born, 1975, english, novelist, short, story, nature, writer, contents, biography, awards, references, external, linksbiography, editharrison, born, effingham, junction, surrey, 1975, attended, comprehensive, school, before, studying, english. Melissa Harrison born 1975 is an English novelist short story and nature writer 1 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHarrison was born in Effingham Junction Surrey in 1975 2 She attended a comprehensive school before studying English Literature at Oxford University graduating in 1996 1 2 3 After graduating she worked as a freelance magazine subeditor while contributing a regular Nature Notes column in The Times 4 columns for The Guardian and contributions to radio and television 5 Her first novel Clay was published by Bloomsbury in January 2013 followed by At Hawthorn Time in 2015 6 Her non fiction books include Rain Four Walks in English Weather 2016 7 A third novel All Among the Barley was published in August 2018 8 Her short story The Black Dog was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017 9 and she has contributed episodes to the channel s Tweet of the Day programme 10 She has also made appearances on the BBC Two series Springwatch 11 During the 2020 COVID 19 lockdown she began a nature diary podcast called The Stubborn Light of Things which formed the basis of a new memoir published in November 2020 that outlined her move from urban London to rural Suffolk 12 Her first children s novel By Ash Oak and Thorn was published by Chicken House Books in May 2021 13 Awards edit2010 John Muir Trust Wild Writing Award 3 2019 European Union Prize for Literature for All Among the Barley 14 References edit a b Melissa Harrison Rogers Coleridge and White Ltd Archived from the original on 7 September 2017 Retrieved 26 May 2017 a b c Melissa Harrison The Bookseller Retrieved 9 August 2020 a b House Christian 20 January 2013 Melissa Harrison A walk on the wild side The Independent Archived from the original on 12 May 2022 Kappala Ramsamy Gemma 23 January 2013 Debut author Melissa Harrison The Guardian Columns by Melissa Harrison The Guardian Retrieved 18 June 2020 House Christian 8 May 2015 At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison The Daily Telegraph subscription required Author Melissa Harrison Bloomsbury Retrieved 18 June 2020 Melissa Harrison The Nest Collective Archived from the original on 7 September 2017 Retrieved 6 September 2017 The Black Dog BBC Radio 4 10 March 2017 Tweet of the Day Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl BBC Radio 4 1 May 2019 Springwatch BBC Programmes 15 June 2016 The Stubborn Light of Things Melissa Harrison website Retrieved 9 August 2020 Sanders Patrick March 2021 By Ash Oak and Thorn The School Reading List Retrieved 5 March 2021 Melissa Harrison European Union Prize for Literature Retrieved 18 June 2020 External links editRichard Powers and nature writing Open Book Alex Clark interviews Richard Powers Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee 12 00 27min BBC Radio 4 podcast 28 August 2018 accessed 2 September 2018 Melissa Harrison Novelist and Nature Writer Melissa s personal website with links to her books podcast and other work Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melissa Harrison amp oldid 1181486021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
