Wendy Murphy

Joined 2025

Wendy completed the MA in Crime Fiction at City University in 2021, gaining a distinction. The book she wrote for her MA, Close to the Bone, was highly commended in the 2025 I Am Writing competition (Crime/thriller) and was also in the top 30 submissions for the CWA emerging author award.

Her second book, Hard Rain was longlisted for the Watson Little Indie Novella prize in the Climate Change category.

Wendy has recently signed with Nicky Lovick at WGM Atlantic. 

Aside from her writing, Wendy has had a varied career spanning different roles in social housing, a spell as a management consultant, and work as a business coach.