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'''Melissa Harrison''' (born 1975, Surrey) is an English novelist, short story and nature writer.<ref name=agent>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/harrison-melissa/|title=Melissa Harrison|publisher=Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> Harrison studied English Literature at [[Oxford University]], graduating in 1996.<ref name=agent/> after which she worked as a freelance magazine subeditor, while contributing a regular "Nature Notes" column in ''The Times'',<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|last=Kappala-Ramsamy|first=Gemma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/26/debut-author-melissa-harrison-interview|title=Debut author: Melissa Harrison|work=The Guardian|date=2013-01-23}}</ref> columns for ''The Guardian'' and contributions to radio and television.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=Melissa|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/melissa-harrison|title=Columns by Melissa Harrison|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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'''Melissa Harrison''' (born 1975) is an English novelist, short story and nature writer.<ref name=agent>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/harrison-melissa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907035426/http://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/harrison-melissa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2017|title=Melissa Harrison|work=Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=bookseller>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/profile/melissa-harrison|title=Melissa Harrison|website=The Bookseller|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref>

== Biography ==
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Harrison was born in [[Effingham Junction]], Surrey in 1975.<ref name=bookseller/> She attended a [[comprehensive school]] before studying English Literature at [[Oxford University]], graduating in 1996.<ref name="agent" /><ref name=bookseller/><ref name=house/> After graduating, she worked as a freelance magazine subeditor, while contributing a regular "Nature Notes" column in ''[[The Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Kappala-Ramsamy|first=Gemma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/26/debut-author-melissa-harrison-interview|title=Debut author: Melissa Harrison|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 January 2013}}</ref> columns for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and contributions to radio and television.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/melissa-harrison|title=Columns by Melissa Harrison|work=The Guardian|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref>

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Her first novel, ''Clay'', was published by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] in January 2013, followed by ''At Hawthorn Time'' in 2015.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|last=House|first=Christian|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/11573346/At-Hawthorn-Time-by-Melissa-Harrison.html|title=At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=8 May 2015}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Her non-fiction books include ''Rain: Four Walks in English Weather'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/melissa-harrison|title=Author: Melissa Harrison|work=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref> A third novel, ''All Among the Barley'', was published in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenestcollective.co.uk/artist/melissa-harrison/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034020/http://thenestcollective.co.uk/artist/melissa-harrison/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2017|title=Melissa Harrison|publisher=The Nest Collective|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> Her short story ''The Black Dog'' was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in March 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h0g4k|title=The Black Dog|work=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> and she has contributed episodes to the channel's ''[[Tweet of the Day]]'' programme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095qmbn|title=Tweet of the Day - Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl|work=BBC Radio 4|date=1 May 2019}}</ref> She has also made appearances on the BBC Two series ''[[Springwatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03ydd46|title=Springwatch|website=BBC Programmes|date=15 June 2016}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://melissaharrison.co.uk/books/|title=The Stubborn Light of Things|website=Melissa Harrison website|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> Her first children's novel, ''By Ash, Oak and Thorn'' was published by Chicken House Books in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Patrick |title=By Ash, Oak and Thorn |url=https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-book-reviews/by-ash-oak-and-thorn/ |website=The School Reading List |date=March 2021 |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 2010: [[John Muir Trust]] Wild Writing Award<ref name=house>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/melissa-harrison-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-8458663.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/melissa-harrison-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-8458663.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Melissa Harrison: A walk on the wild side|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Christian|last=House|date=20 January 2013}}</ref>
*2019: [[European Union Prize for Literature]] for ''All Among the Barley''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/melissa-harrison|work=European Union Prize for Literature|title=Melissa Harrison|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref>


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Her first novel, ''Clay'', was published by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] in January 2013, followed by ''At Hawthorn Time'' in 2015.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|last=House|first=Christian|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/11573346/At-Hawthorn-Time-by-Melissa-Harrison.html|title=At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison|work=Daily Telegraph|date=2015-05-08}}</ref> Her non-fiction books include ''Rain: Four Walks in English Weather'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/melissa-harrison|title=Author: Melissa Harrison|website=Bloomsbury Publishing|access-date=2017-09-06}}</ref> A third novel ''All Among The Barley'' was published in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenestcollective.co.uk/artist/melissa-harrison/|title=Melissa Harrison|publisher=The Nest Collective|accessdate=2017-09-06}}</ref> Her short story ''The Black Dog'' was broadcast on Radio 4 in March 2017.<ref>{{BBC programme|id=b08h0g4k|title=The Black Dog}}</ref> She has contributed episodes to the ''[[Tweet of the Day]]'' strand.<ref>{{BBC programme|id=b095qmbn|title=Tweet of the Day}}</ref>
==Further reading==
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*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/p06jmy4r Richard Powers and nature writing] Open Book, Alex Clark interviews Richard Powers, Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee 12:00-27min min, BBC Radio 4 podcast, 28 August 2018, accessed 2 September 2018.
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*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/p06jmy4r 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.
*[https://melissaharrison.co.uk/ Melissa Harrison – Novelist and Nature Writer] Melissa’s personal website with links to her books, podcast and other work.


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 23 October 2023

Melissa Harrison (born 1975) is an English novelist, short story and nature writer.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

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]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Melissa Harrison". Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Melissa Harrison". The Bookseller. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kappala-Ramsamy, Gemma (23 January 2013). "Debut author: Melissa Harrison". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Columns by Melissa Harrison". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ House, Christian (8 May 2015). "At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison". The Daily Telegraph.(subscription required)
  7. ^ "Author: Melissa Harrison". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Melissa Harrison". The Nest Collective. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ^ "The Black Dog". BBC Radio 4. 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Tweet of the Day - Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl". BBC Radio 4. 1 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Springwatch". BBC Programmes. 15 June 2016.
  12. ^ "The Stubborn Light of Things". Melissa Harrison website. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. ^ Sanders, Patrick (March 2021). "By Ash, Oak and Thorn". The School Reading List. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Melissa Harrison". European Union Prize for Literature. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links[edit]

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