Sophie Mackintosh is a critically acclaimed author, born in South Wales in 1988. She is currently residing in London and has already made a significant impact in the literary world with her fiction, essays, and poetry. Her work has been published in several prominent platforms such as Granta, The White Review, The New York Times, and The Stinging Fly.
Mackintosh's literary talent has been recognized and rewarded on multiple occasions. In 2016, she won the prestigious White Review Short Story Prize for her short story titled 'Grace'. That same year, she also emerged as the winner of the Virago/Stylist Short Story competition with her story 'The Running Ones'. These accolades have solidified her position as a rising star in the literary world.
In 2018, Mackintosh published her debut novel, The Water Cure, which received widespread critical acclaim. The novel was published by Hamish Hamilton in the UK in Spring 2018 and by Doubleday in the US in early 2019. The Water Cure was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, which is a testament to its quality and Mackintosh's storytelling abilities. Her second novel, Blue Ticket, was published in Spring 2020.