Gail Aldwin

Novelist, poet and scriptwriter, Gail Aldwin has been writing for over a decade. Her first two coming-of-age novels were runners-up in the Dorchester Literary Festival Writing Prize 2020 and 2022. Gail was awarded a creative writing PhD in 2018 and still laughs whenever she’s called Doctor Gail. She has appeared at Bridport Literary Festival, Stockholm Writers Festival and the Mani Lit Fest in Greece. Her psychological suspense mystery The Secret Life of Carolyn Russellis published by Bloodhound Books. Gail splits her time between a tiny flat in South West London and a home overlooking water meadows in Dorset.

Award Category
Screenplay Award Category
In this dual timeline mystery, a menopausal journalist rediscovers her mojo by developing a true crime podcast into the 1979 disappearance of a West Country teenager. The girl’s story of angst, infatuation and exploitation provides an unforgettable twist.
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