Biography of Elizabeth Baines

Novelist, playwright, shortstory writer. Elizabeth Baines is the penname of Helen White (nee Johnson) who was born in Bridgend and educated at University College of North Wales, Bangor. She lives in Manchester. She has been a teacher of English in schools and of Creative Writing at Manchester and Bolton universities. She is also an occasional performer. She is the author of the acclaimed short story collection, Balancing on the Edge of the World (Salt Publishing, 2007) and of three novels, the latest of which is Too Many Magpies (Salt Publishing, Oct 2009). Her dramas for BBC Radio 4 have included the comedy series The Circle, a contemporary vampire serial Sweet Blood, and numerous single plays. More recently she has written short plays for theatre. She co-founded and co-edited the acclaimed short-story magazine Metropolitan (1992-1997).
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