Tracey Warr

Tracey Warr was born in London, lived in southwest Wales and now lives in southern France. The castles and landscapes of Wales and France inspire her historical fiction. She is the author of six historical novels set in medieval Europe and centred on strong female leads. She draws on old maps, chronicles, poems and objects to create fictional worlds for readers to step into. Her writing awards include an Author’s Foundation Award, a Literature Wales Writer’s Bursary, the Rome Film Festival Book Initiative, and a Santander Research Award. She has also published books on contemporary art including Writing in the Vicinity of Art, The Artist's Body, and Remote Performances in Nature and Architecture. She is the author of future fiction: Meanda (French edition) and The Water Age and Other Fictions (English edition). She has also published the workbooks: The Water Age Art and Writing Workshops and The Water Age Children's Art and Writing Workshops. Before becoming a full-time writer she worked as a contemporary art curator and art history academic.