Doughty, Louise
Doughty, Louise
Born Melton Mowbray 4 Sept. 1963; d of Kenneth Herbert George Doughty and Avis Doughty; two c
author, since 1990
Education
Leeds Univ. (BA Hons English Lit. 1984); Univ. of E Anglia (MA Creative Writing 1987)
Career
FRSL 2018. Creator and writer, TV series, Crossfire, 2022. Mem., Folio Acad., 2013–. Hon. DLitt: UEA, 2019; Leicester, 2022. Ian St James Award, 1990; Radio Times Drama Award, 1990; K. Blundell Trust Award, 1999; Writers’ Award, Arts Council, 2001
Publications
Crazy Paving, 1995; Dance With Me, 1996; Honey-Dew, 1998; Fires in the Dark, 2003; Stone Cradle, 2006; A Novel in a Year, 2007; Whatever You Love, 2010; Apple Tree Yard, 2013 (televised, 2017); Black Water, 2016; Platform Seven, 2019 (televised, 2023); A Bird in Winter, 2023
Recreations
none
Address
c/o Antony Harwood, Antony Harwood Literary Agency Ltd, 103 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6EB
www.louisedoughty.com