Tracey Warr was born in London, lived in southwest Wales and now lives in southern France. The castles and landscapes of Wales and France inspire her historical fiction. She is the author of five historical novels set in medieval Europe and centered on strong female leads. She draws on old maps, chronicles, poems and objects to create fictional worlds for readers to step into.
Her writing awards include an Author's Foundation Award, a Literature Wales Writer's Bursary, the Rome Film Festival Book Initiative, and a Santander Research Award.
Before becoming a full-time writer she worked as a contemporary art curator and art history academic. She teaches on MA Poetics of Imagination at Dartington Arts School, UK.
She is a member of the Society of Authors, the Historical Novel Society, Historical Writers Association, and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
