Emma Healey
Emma Constance Healey is a British novelist. Her debut novel, Elizabeth Is Missing won the annual Costa Book Award for First Novel.
Life and career
Born in London, Healey completed a foundation year at Central [Saint Martins] before graduating with a BA in Book Arts and Crafts from the London College of Communication. She graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing in 2011.Her first novel was adapted for television in 2019, Elizabeth Is Missing.
Awards
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Is Missing | British Book Award | New Writer | ||
| 2014 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Costa Book Award | First Novel | Won | |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Waverton Good Read Award | — | ||
| 2015 | Elizabeth Is Missing | First Novel Award|Authors' Club First Novel Award] | — | ||
| 2015 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction | — | ||
| 2015 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Betty Trask Prize and Awards | Betty Trask Award | Won | |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Desmond Elliott Prize | — | ||
| 2015 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Independent Booksellers' Book Prize | Adult | ||
| 2016 | Elizabeth Is Missing | International Dublin Literary Award | — |
Works
- 2014: Elizabeth Is Missing
- 2018: Whistle in the Dark
- 2025: ''Sweat''