Mrs Isabel Ashdown
Personal Statement: Isabel Ashdown (1970), West Sussex. Isabel Ashdown is the winner of the 2008 The Mail on Sunday Novel Competition, and her short stories and poetry have appeared in a number of anthologies. Her debut novel, Glasshopper, was published to much critical acclaim, and was named as one of the best books of 2009 by the London Evening Standard and the Observer Review. Her second novel, Hurry Up and Wait, was released in June 2011. Isabel completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Chichester (distinction), and alongside her fiction writing she runs creative writing talks, readings and workshops across the South East. She is also the founder of Chichester Book Club, a website dedicated to reading groups and book clubs in her local area.
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