Christie Watson is a British writer and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and worked for more than twenty years as a nurse before becoming an author. She has written eight books: four novels, including her first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away (2011), which won the Costa First Novel Award, and four works of non-fiction, including memoir, The Language of Kindness which was a number one Sunday Times Bestseller and spent five months in the Top Ten Bestseller list. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages, adapted for theatre, and is currently being developed as a television series. Killing Me Softly, her latest novel, will be released March 2026.
Biography
Christie Watson is a British writer and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and worked for more than twenty years as a nurse before becoming an author. She has written eight books: four novels, including her first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away (2011), which won the Costa First Novel Award, and four works of non-fiction, including memoir, The Language of Kindness which was a number one Sunday Times Bestseller and spent five months in the Top Ten Bestseller list. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages, adapted for theatre, and is currently being developed as a television series. Killing Me Softly, her latest novel, will be released March 2026.
