Sarah Winman

British author and actress (born 1964)

Sarah Winman
Winman at the 2017 Durham Book Festival
Born
Sarah Winman

(1964-12-24) 24 December 1964 (age 59)
Ilford, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Novelist and Actress
Years active1987–present

Sarah Winman (born 24 December 1964) is a British author and actress.[1]

Biography

In 2011, Winman's debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit (2011), became an international bestseller and won Winman several awards including New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards.[2]

Winman's second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways (2015), was published on 18 June 2015.[3]

Winman's third novel, Tin Man,[4] was published on 27 July 2017 and shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Awards.[5]

Winman's fourth novel, Still Life, was published on 1 June 2021.

She is a gay woman who came out in the early 80’s. [6]

Acting credits

  • A Quiet Conspiracy (1989)
  • Act of Will (1989)
  • Chimera (1991)
  • Stay Lucky (1991)
  • El C.I.D. (1992)
  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (1993)
  • Staggered (1994)
  • Chandler & Co (1995)
  • September (1996)
  • Taggart (1998)
  • A Certain Justice (1998)
  • Midsomer Murders (1999)
  • Doctors (2001)
  • The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
  • The Forsyte Saga (2002)
  • Bad Girls (2002)
  • Prime Suspect VI: The Last Witness (2003)
  • Foyle's War (2003)
  • The Bill (2003–2005)
  • Casualty (2005)
  • H. G. Wells: War with the World (2006)
  • Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon (2008)
  • Holby City (2008–2010)[7]
  • Moon (2009)
  • Undeniable (2014)

References

  1. ^ "About The Author". Foyles UK. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "2011 Galaxy National Book Awards – The Winners". galaxynationalbookawards.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ Headline Publishing Group (2016). A Year of Marvellous Ways – Sarah Winman. Headline Books. Retrieved from https://www.headline.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780755390946.
  4. ^ "Review 'Tin Man'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Sarah Winman Tin Man". Headline UK. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sarah Winman Q&A".
  7. ^ Cummins, Anthony (28 March 2011). "Fiction in Brief". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

Bibliography

  • Winman, Sarah (2011), When God Was a Rabbit, Headline Review, ISBN 978-0-7553-7928-6
  • Winman, Sarah (2015), A Year of Marvellous Ways, Headline Review, ISBN 978-0-7553-9094-6
  • Winman, Sarah (2017), Tin Man, Tinder Press, ISBN 978-0-7553-9095-3
  • Winman, Sarah (2021), Still Life, Fourth Estate, ISBN 978-0-0082-8336-0

External links

  • Sarah Winman at IMDb
  • Biography of Sarah Winman
  • Interview with Sarah Winman
  • Profile at Headline Review
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