Nell Leyshon

Nell Leyshon was born in Glastonbury, England, and lives in the county of Dorset.

She attended the University of Southampton, gaining a first in English Literature.

Leyshon has written two plays set in Somerset:

• The Farm (2002) (BBC Radio 4)
• Glass Eels (2003) (BBC Radio 4)

Leyshon and co-writer Stephen McAnena were joint winners of the Richard Imison Memorial Award 2003 for the best dramatic work broadcast by a writer new to radio, for the play Milk.

Leyshon has also written the drama documentaries:

• The Home Field (2003) (BBC Radio 3)

Leyshon is currently writing her first novel, due for publication in 2004, which is also set in Somerset.

Her writing can also be found in the anthology New Writing 10 ISBN 0330482688