Nell Leyshon
<p>Nell Leyshon's first novel, <em>Black Dirt</em>, was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. She is also an award-winning dramatist whose plays include <em>Comfort Me with Apples</em>, winner of an Evening Standard Award, and <em>Bedlam</em>, which was the first play written by a woman for Shakespeare's Globe.</p>