Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 19 (2002) Winner
Helen Cross
ヘレン・クロス
Helen Cross
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967 （Newbald, East Yorkshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newbald, East Yorkshire → Birmingham
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, radio dramatist, creative writing teacher
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- Leeds Beckett University, Arvon Foundation
- Nominations
- 2012 BBC Audio Drama Awards Innovation Award finalist (Blue Eyed Boy)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths, University of London | — | English and Drama | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Goldsmiths, University of London
English and Drama
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Betty Trask Award | My Summer of Love | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
Betty Trask Award
2002
Work:
My Summer of Love
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Summer of Love
2001 novelFollows two teenage Yorkshire girls from different social classes in the 1980s and the toxic love that evolves between them.
class differencelesbian loveyouth
Adaptations
- [film] My Summer of Love / Paweł Pawlikowski (2004)
The Secrets She Keeps
2005 novelCenters on John, a 19-year-old nanny, and his infatuation with his employer's wealthy world.
classobsessionnanny
Spilt Milk, Black Coffee
2009 novelAn interracial romance about a 26-year-old Muslim man and his older white coworker.
interracial romancecultural difference
Adaptations
- [short film] The Clean Up / Nat Luurtsema (2016)
Bibliography
- My Summer of Love (2001)
- The Secrets She Keeps (2006)
- Spilt Milk, Black Coffee (2010)
- One Day (BBC Radio 4, 2003)
- Tolkien in Love (BBC Radio 4, 2012)
- Blue Eyed Boy (BBC Radio 4, 2012)
- The Return of Rowena the Wonderful (BBC Radio 4, 2013)
- The Essay: Coming Home (BBC Radio 4, 2022)
- English Rose (BBC Radio 4, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vivid character portrayalexploration of class and love
- Recurring Motifs
- class differencesforbidden lovefamily secrets
Legacy
English writer best known for My Summer of Love, adapted into a successful film. Active in radio dramas and teaching creative writing.
Trivia
- Wrote radio drama Blue Eyed Boy based on her father's childhood.
- Lives in Birmingham.
- Appeared on University Challenge Christmas special for Goldsmiths team.