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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>
'''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>


== Biography ==
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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>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h0g4k</ref> She has contributed episodes to the ''[[Tweet of the Day]]'' strand.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095qmbn</ref>
Harrison studied English Literature at [[Oxford University]], graduating in 1996.<ref name="agent" /> After graduating, 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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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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h0g4k|title=BBC Radio 4 - The Black Dog|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> She has contributed episodes to the ''[[Tweet of the Day]]'' strand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095qmbn|title=BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2019: [[European Union Prize for Literature]] for ''All Among The Barley''<ref>[http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/melissa-harrison Melissa Harrison] at euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2019-05-24.</ref>
* 2010: [[John Muir Trust]] Wild Writing Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/melissa-harrison-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-8458663.html|title=Melissa Harrison: A walk on the wild side|date=2013-01-20|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>
*2019: [[European Union Prize for Literature]] for ''All Among The Barley''<ref>[http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/melissa-harrison Melissa Harrison] at euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2019-05-24.</ref>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 15:15, 13 November 2019

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

Biography

Harrison studied English Literature at Oxford University, graduating in 1996.[1] After graduating, she worked as a freelance magazine subeditor, while contributing a regular "Nature Notes" column in The Times,[2] columns for The Guardian and contributions to radio and television.[3]

Her first novel, Clay, was published by Bloomsbury in January 2013, followed by At Hawthorn Time in 2015.[4] Her non-fiction books include Rain: Four Walks in English Weather (2016).[5] A third novel All Among The Barley was published in August 2018.[6] Her short story The Black Dog was broadcast on Radio 4 in March 2017.[7] She has contributed episodes to the Tweet of the Day strand.[8]

Awards

Further reading

  • 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Melissa Harrison". Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. ^ Kappala-Ramsamy, Gemma (2013-01-23). "Debut author: Melissa Harrison". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Harrison, Melissa. "Columns by Melissa Harrison". The Guardian.
  4. ^ House, Christian (2015-05-08). "At Hawthorn Time by Melissa Harrison". Daily Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Author: Melissa Harrison". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  6. ^ "Melissa Harrison". The Nest Collective. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Black Dog". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  9. ^ "Melissa Harrison: A walk on the wild side". The Independent. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  10. ^ Melissa Harrison at euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
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