Helen Sedgwick

Sedgwick was born in London and studied physics at the University of Bristol.[2] She gained a PhD in Physics from the University of Edinburgh[3] and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.[4]

After leaving physics research to become a freelance writer,[5] Sedgwick worked as the joint managing director of Cargo Publishing from 2014 to 2015,[6] Sedgwick was also the managing editor of Gutter magazine and worked as a creative writing tutor.[7]

She released her first novel in 2016, The Comet Seekers.[8][9][10] This was followed by her second novel, The Growing Season,[11] which was shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year in Scotland's National Book Awards 2018.[12] Sedgwick's first crime novel was When The Dead Come Calling,[13] the opening book in the Burrowhead Mysteries crime trilogy.[14] She cites her scientific background as a big influence on her writing.[15]

Sedgwick is a member of The Society of Authors[16] and the Crime Writers' Association.[17] She lives in Tain, in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands[18] with her partner and their daughter.[19]

• 2012 Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award.[20]
• 2016 Glamour Book of the Year: The Comet Seekers.[21]
• 2016 Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month: The Comet Seekers.
• 2018 Scotland's National Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year shortlist: The Growing Season.[22]
• 2021 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship.[23]