Robyn Harding
{{Short description|Canadian crime writer}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Robyn Harding
| birth_date = {{circa|1969}} (age {{age|format=raw|1969}})
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|novelist|screenwriter}}
| subject =
| website = {{URL|https://www.robynharding.com/}}
| genre = {{hlist|Crime|comedy}}
| language = English
| years_active = 2004–present
}}
Robyn Harding (born {{Circa|1969}} in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada){{Cite web |title=Harding, Robyn 1969(?) |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/harding-robyn-1969 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Encyclopedia.com}} is a Canadian crime writer who has written several bestselling novels.{{Cite web |title=Robyn Harding |url=https://www.robynharding.com/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Robyn Harding |language=en}} Her notable works include The Drowning Woman, The Perfect Family, The Arrangement, Her Pretty Face, and The Party.
Personal life
Harding is the adopted daughter of Robert and Margaret Harding.
Before being a novelist, she worked as an advertising executive for seven years.
Career
Harding published her first novel, The Journal of Mortifying Moments, in 2004. In an interview, Harding stated: "Over the years I'd attempted to write deep, literary novels but I never got very far and they were never very good. When I decided to try my hand at humor and came up with the concept for The Journal of Mortifying Moments, it flowed much more smoothly."
She was nominated for the 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards for Best Novel for The Party; however, this book lost to Peter Robinson's Sleeping in the Ground.{{Cite web |title=2018 Arthur Ellis Nominees |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/6074-2018-arthur-ellis-nominees |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=mysteryscenemag.com}}
She wrote the screenplay for the comedy film The Steps.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-16 |title='The Steps': TIFF Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/steps-tiff-review-823961/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Bibliography
- The Journal of Mortifying Moments (2004)
- The Perfect Family
- The Arrangement
- Her Pretty Face
- The Party
References
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Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:Canadian crime writers
Category:Canadian women screenwriters
Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:Novelists from Vancouver
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Screenwriters from British Columbia
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