Judy Leigh

Hello. Thanks for visiting my page. It's so nice to meet you.

I'm Judy Leigh. I've lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently I live in Somerset. After teaching theatre, writing lyrics for a punk band and setting up Shakespeare Festivals, I completed an MA in Professional Writing. Since then, I have been writing novels and having the time of my life doing it.

I write stories that feature characters of all ages, but focus on the lives of older people.

These novels celebrate communities, fun and friendship, love and the power of laughter, the belief that everyone should have another chance at happiness.

I also write under the name of Elena Collins, my grandmother. These are dual timeline historical stories, slightly spooky. Writing in this genre gives me the opportunity to focus on history, injustice and the lives of women then and now. Please take a look at my Elena Collins author page. I love writing in this genre and I hope you'll enjoy the stories...

I also write cozy crime. The Morwenna Mutton 'Seal Bay' series is set in a beautiful coastal town in Cornwall, and Morwenna is a sixty-something sleuth who works in a library and the family tearooms, cycles everywhere, swims in the sea whatever the weather and gets into mischief solving local crimes. Please check out these books - they are so much fun to work on.

When I'm not writing, I'm often on the beach or on the moors, walking, doing yoga or travelling in the camper van. I'm a Reiki healer, a vegan, an interpreter of dreams and an animal lover. I have two black cats and I enjoy sunshine, conversation, laughter, travelling, live music, theatre and football.

I hope you'll join me soon between the pages of a book!

Sending warmest wishes. x