Emily Woof is a writer, actor and director from Newcastle upon Tyne. Her novels The Whole Wide Beauty (2010) and The Lightning Tree (2015) were published by Faber to wide acclaim. She has written extensively for stage, screen and radio, including the plays Sex III, Revolver, Going Going (Royal Festival Hall/Southbank Centre) and Blizzard (Soho Theatre). She wrote and directed Meeting Helen for FilmFour and the award-winning short Between the Wars, and has written several dramas for BBC Radio 4. As an actor, her credits include The Full Monty, Velvet Goldmine, Vera and Mothering Sunday. She lives in London with her family.