R. E. Dugdall

BIOGRAPHY: RUTH DUGDALL

BACKGROUND

Ruth Dugdall studied a BA (Hons) degree in English and Theatre Studies at Warwick University, and then an MA is Social Work at UEA. Following this she worked as a Probation Officer for almost a decade, and worked in a prison for two years.

WRITING

Ruth’s first novel, The James Version, is historical fiction based on the actual murder of Maria Marten at the Red Barn in Suffolk. It won a First Place at Winchester Writer’s Conference. It went on to win the David St John Thomas Self-Publishing Marketing Award in 2006.

Her second novel, The Woman Before Me, won the Debut Dagger in 2005. It is the story of a female stalker who murders a child, and explores the consequences of obsessive love. After winning the Luke Bitmead bursary in 2009, it will be published by Legend Press in July 2010.

The Sacrificial Man takes the theme of distorted love one stage further. David places an Internet advert, seeking a woman to kill and eat him. The novel focuses on Alice, who replies to the advert, and tells of her journey towards the moment when David is consecrated and consumed. Solidus Press will publish this novel in September 2010.