Abby Millerd
A lawyer by day, writer by moonlight, Abby is finalising her suspense novel, The Mourner. This is Abby’s second year hosting at NWF.
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A lawyer by day, writer by moonlight, Abby is finalising her suspense novel, The Mourner. This is Abby’s second year hosting at NWF.
BottomAbby is a lawyer by day, writer by moonlight. At the beginning of 2025 she received a scholarship for a six-month Faber novel course, which she recently completed. Abby will be looking for a home for her suspense novel, The Mourner, early next year. Because there is no rest for the wicked she is also raising two preschoolers, working on a new crime novel, A Sunday Suicide, and drafting a humorous writing podcast, All My Friends Are Getting Published. This is Abby’s second year hosting at the NWF.
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