“I didn't cry when I left free-booting, smash-and-grab papers that would have appeared to be far more natural homes for me and, at the risk of being vulgar, paid far better for my services.”

English writer and novelist

Julie Burchill is an English writer and novelist. She began as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at 17, and later wrote for newspapers including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is known for writing in a sharply outspoken style, which has at times drawn criticism and legal action. Her 2004 novel Sugar Rush was adapted for television.