“Staying in such a peaceful and beautiful place away from everyday distractions was so helpful for my writing. I wrote one of the stories for my latest short story collection, as well as going for long walks and listening to the owl at night.” — Lucy Wood
Lucy is the author of two short story collections, Diving Belles and The Sing of the Shore, and a novel Weathering. She lives in Cornwall.
She has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Frank O’Connor Award. She was also shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize, and was a runner-up in the BBC National Short Story Award.
Lucy won the Holyer an Gof Award, a Somerset Maugham Award and a Betty Trask Award. Weathering was named one of The New York Times’ Top 100 Books of 2016.
Diving Belles (Bloomsbury, 2012)
Weathering (Bloomsbury, 2015)
The Sing of the Shore (4th Estate, 2018)
