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Isabel Ashdown (Born 30 August 1970, London) is a British writer of contemporary fiction. She is the author of three novels. After giving up a career in marketing, she studied English & Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, UK, where she was awarded The Hugo Donnelly Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and completed her MA with distinction. She is currently Writer in Residence at the University of Brighton. An extract from her debut novel ''(Glasshopper )'' won The Mail on Sunday Novel Competition judged by Fay Weldon and the late Sir John Mortimer, going on to be named as one of the best books of 2009 in the Observer and London Evening Standard. Her second novel ''(Hurry Up and Wait )'' was released in 2011, followed by her latest ''(Summer of '76 )'' in 2013.〔Stevens, Karen. ''Writing a First Novel''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2014, p.x.〕 ''(Glasshopper )'', ''(Hurry Up and Wait )'' and ''(Summer of '76 )'' are all published in the UK by Myriad Editions.〔http://www.myriadeditions.com/Isabel-Ashdown 27/02/2014〕 Her latest book, ''Flight'', will be released in May 2015. Isabel Ashdown is represented by (The Viney Agency ).〔http://www.thevineyagency.com/author_isabelashdown 27/02/2014〕 ==Biography== Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up in East Wittering on the south coast of England. She is the author of three novels, and winner of The Mail on Sunday Novel Competition. Her essay ''Voice and the Inescapable Complexity of Experience'' was recently published in Karen Steven's academic anthology ''Writing a First Novel'' (Palgrave MacMillan, 2014). Isabel is Writer in Residence at University of Brighton, and she now lives in West Sussex with her husband, a carpenter, their two children and their dogs.〔http://isabelashdown.com/ Official website, homepage, 27/02/2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isabel Ashdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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