Suzanne Wrack

Suzanne Wrack
Education
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer

Suzanne Wrack is a British journalist and writer at The Guardian. She is the author of A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football[1] and wrote You have the Power with England women's national football team captain, Leah Williamson.[2] She features on The Guardian's Women's Football weekly podcast.[3]

Early life

Wrack grew up on a council estate in Hoxton, London. When she was 8 years old, she dreamt of being an architect, ultimately leading to her studying architecture at the University of Brighton.[4]

Career

During her career she has worked for multiple publications as an editor and digital designer including The Sunday Times, The New Day and the Morning Star. In 2017 she joined The Guardian as a Women's football writer. She has worked as a senior broadcast journalist for BBC Sport.[5]

Wrack is an accredited football reporter, member of the Sports Journalists' Association, Football Writers' Association and Women in Football.[5]

Publications

  • A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football (2022)[6][7]
  • Strong Women: Fifty Modern Icons of Sport (2023)

Awards

In 2023, Wrack's book A Woman's Game won The Sunday Times Sports Book Vikki Orvice Award for New Women's Sports Writing.[8]

References

  1. ^ Reid, Melanie. "A Woman's Game by Suzanne Wrack review — the rise, fall and rise again of women's football". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Macmillan Children's Books signs Leah Williamson OBE, captain of the England women's football team". www.panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "One to One – Suzy Wrack: The House I Grew Up In". BBC Sounds. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b McMillan, Kate (21 August 2022). "Spotlighting incredible women journalists: Suzanne Wrack". Women in Journalism. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ Cocozza, Paula (22 June 2022). "A Woman's Game by Suzanne Wrack review – taking back the pitch". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "A Woman's Game (The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football) by Suzanne Wrack". The Crack. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "https://twitter.com/sportsbookaward/status/1661469574947282944". Twitter. Retrieved 24 May 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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