Biography
Emma Jane Unsworth is an English novelist and screenwriter. Born in 1979 in Bury, Greater Manchester, she studied English literature at the University of Liverpool and holds an MA from Manchester University's Centre for New Writing.
She has published four novels: Hungry, the Stars and Everything (2011), Animals (2014), Adults (2020) and Slags (2025). Unsworth adapted Animals for the screen; the 2019 film premiered at Sundance and earned her the BIFA for Best Debut Screenwriter. Her television credits include co-writing an episode of The Outlaws (2021), for which she received a BAFTA nomination, serving as showrunner on Dreamland (2023), and writing episodes of The Buccaneers (2023).
