Carole Hailey

Carole Hailey’s first novel, The Silence Project, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Christopher Bland Prize. It was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, a #1 Kindle Bestseller, a Waterstones Welsh Book of the Month and a Booksellers Association Indie Book of the month, selected by a panel of independent booksellers.

Carole completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel writing course taught by Bernardine Evaristo, following which she abandoned a career in law to undertake an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths. Her MA was followed by a PhD in Creative Writing at Swansea University, which she completed in 2020. She was also a London Library Emerging Writer 2020/21.

Carole lives in Wales with her husband and two dogs and can be found on Instagram @carolehaileyx