Kerry Hudson (born 1980, Aberdeen) is a British writer. She has lived in London, Berlin, Prague and currently lives in Sheffield. ^[1] She was awarded the Prix Femina Étranger in 2015 for La Couleur de l'eau [fr] (Thirst).

Published works

• Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain's Poorest Towns (2019)
• Thirst (2014)
• Tony Hogan Bought Me An Ice Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma (2012)

Translations into French

• 2012: Tony Hogan bought me an ice-cream float before he stole my ma

2013: – translated into French under the title Tony Hogan m'a payé un ice-cream soda avant de me piquer maman by Florence Lévy-Paoloni, Paris, Éditions Philippe Rey [fr], 298 p. ISBN 978-2-84876-376-7

2012: – Finalist of the Guardian First Book Award

• 2014: Thirst

2015 – translated into French under the title La Couleur de l'eau by Florence Lévy-Paoloni, éditions Philippe Rey, 346 p. ISBN 978-2-84876-470-2

2015: – prix Femina étranger.^[2]