BETHAN ROBERTS has published five novels and writes drama for BBC Radio 4. Her books include My Policeman (Chatto & Windus, 2012), the story of 1950s policeman, his wife and his male lover (made into a 2022 film starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin) and Mother Island (2014), which was the recipient of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize. Her latest novel, Graceland, tells the story of Elvis Presley and his mother, Gladys. She also writes short fiction, for which she has won the Society of Authors’ Olive Cook Prize and the RA Pin Drop award.
Bethan has taught creative writing at Chichester University and Goldsmiths College, as well as for West Dean College, the Open University and Mslexia magazine. She lives in Brighton with her family.
- Areas of expertise: literary fiction, biographical fiction, short stories, radio drama
- Location: Brighton
- Possible meeting place: Jubilee Library cafe
Bethan’s website; Bethan is also on Twitter
