Eleanor Thom

Eleanor Thom (born 1979 in London)^[1] is a British writer. She won the 2006 New Writing Ventures competition with "Burns", a chapter from her first novel The Tin-Kin.^{[citation needed]} The book recalls experiences of her mother's family who were Scottish Travellers and settled in Elgin between 1920 and 1950. In 2009, The Tin-Kin won the Scottish First Book of the Year,^{[citation needed]} and was shortlisted for the Not the Booker Prize.^[2]

Eleanor Thom
Born	1979 (age 45–46) London, England
Alma mater	University College London University of Glasgow
Notable works	The Tin-Kin

In 2008, Thom was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship to begin work on a second novel.

Thom attended Chesham High School from 1995 to 1997, and later studied at University College London, and the University of Glasgow.^{[citation needed]}