Dreda Say Mitchell
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Dreda Say Mitchell is a British crime novelist. She won the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey Award for best first novel in 2004 with Running Hot.
She was born in London's East End
to Caribbean migrants from Grenada
. She grew up in a housing estate and learned to love reading in the local Whitechapel
library. She has a degree in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies
, University of London
and a MA in education studies. She has worked as a teacher and education consultant in primary and secondary schools, and as a broadcaster and journalist.
She was born in London's East End
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
to Caribbean migrants from Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
. She grew up in a housing estate and learned to love reading in the local Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...
library. She has a degree in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and a MA in education studies. She has worked as a teacher and education consultant in primary and secondary schools, and as a broadcaster and journalist.
Books
- Gangster Girl due out March 2010
- Geezer Girls 2009 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 9780340937112
- Killer Tune 2007 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 9780340937082
- Running Hot 2004 Maia Press.
Opinion pieces
- 'If Dennis Potter came along today he'd have no chance'
- You are what you own
- How carnival reflects our changing community
- Discussant in Multiculturalism: a failed experiment?
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See also
- British African-Caribbean communityBritish African-Caribbean communityThe British African Caribbean communities are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were primarily indigenous to Africa...
- Crime fictionCrime fictionCrime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
- School of Oriental and African StudiesSchool of Oriental and African StudiesThe School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...