Morag Joss
Encyclopedia
Morag Joss is an English
-born Scottish
writer
.
She is the author of six novels, including the Sara Selkirk series, and Half Broken Things, which won the Crime Writers Association (CWA) Silver Dagger Award. She began writing in 1996 after a short story
of hers was runner-up in a national competition sponsored by Good Housekeeping
magazine
. A visit to the Roman Baths
with crime writer P.D. James germinated the plot of her first novel, Funeral Music (1998), the first in the Sara Selkirk series. It was nominated for a Dilys Award
for the year's best mystery published in the USA.
Her later novels have moved increasingly towards literary fiction. In 2008 she was a Heinrich Böll
writer in residence on Achill Island
, County Mayo, Ireland.
Half Broken Things was adapted as a television film in 2007, starring Penelope Wilton
.
In 2009 her sixth novel, The Night Following (2008) won a coveted Edgar Award
nomination in the Best Novel category.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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She is the author of six novels, including the Sara Selkirk series, and Half Broken Things, which won the Crime Writers Association (CWA) Silver Dagger Award. She began writing in 1996 after a short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
of hers was runner-up in a national competition sponsored by Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
magazine
Magazine
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. A visit to the Roman Baths
Roman Baths
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing....
with crime writer P.D. James germinated the plot of her first novel, Funeral Music (1998), the first in the Sara Selkirk series. It was nominated for a Dilys Award
Dilys Award
The Dilys Award have been presented every year since 1992 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It is given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is an association of retail businesses...
for the year's best mystery published in the USA.
Her later novels have moved increasingly towards literary fiction. In 2008 she was a Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Theodor Böll was one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.- Biography :...
writer in residence on Achill Island
Achill Island
Achill Island in County Mayo is the largest island off the coast of Ireland, and is situated off the west coast. It has a population of 2,700. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael Davitt Bridge, between the villages of Gob an Choire and Poll Raithní . A bridge was first...
, County Mayo, Ireland.
Half Broken Things was adapted as a television film in 2007, starring Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Alice Wilton, OBE is an English actress.-Life and career:Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a former actress mother and a businessman father. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant...
.
In 2009 her sixth novel, The Night Following (2008) won a coveted Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
nomination in the Best Novel category.
Sara Selkirk novels
- Funeral Music (1998 - nominated for the Dilys Award)
- Fearful Symmetry (1999)
- Fruitful Bodies (2001)
Other novels
- Half-Broken ThingsHalf-Broken ThingsHalf Broken Things is a psychological thriller by English author Morag Joss. It won the CWA Silver Dagger in 2003.-Film adaptation:Half Broken Things was adapted for television in 2007, starring Penelope Wilton, Daniel Mays and Sinead Matthews...
(2003 - CWA Silver Dagger award winner) - Puccini's Ghosts (2005)
- The Night Following (2008 - nominated for the Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
in Best Novel category)