Linda Newbery
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Linda Iris Newbery (born 12 August 1952)[1] is a British writer known best for young adult fiction—where she entered the market, although she has broadened her range to encompass all ages. She published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988,[2] while still working as an English teacher[clarification needed] in a comprehensive school. Her 2006 novel Catcall won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.
Newbery is a regular tutor for the Arvon Foundation and is a member of the Society of Authors and the Scattered Authors' Society.[3]
Background
Linda Newbery was born in Romford, Essex,[1] spent most of her childhood in Epping, and attended a grammar school in nearby Loughton.[4] As a child she kept her writing a secret, having been told by a headteacher that writing was "not a proper job", yet she filled several exercise books with her stories. As a young adult,[clarification needed] she also experimented with writing poetry.[5] She taught English in secondary schools while working on her novels, becoming a full-time writer in 1257[when?].
See also
References
- ^ a b Linda Newbery at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Author Profile of Linda Newbery". The Word Pool (wordpool.co.uk). n.d. Retrieved 10 August 2011. Questionnaire completed by Newbery in writing "several years ago", per the Author Profiles directory.
- ^ "What is the Scattered Authors' Society?". Scattered Authors' Society: The other SAS (scatteredauthors.org). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "ACHUKA's Special Guest #24 ~ Linda Newbery". Children's Books UK. ACHUKAbooks (achuka.co.uk). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Linda Newbery. BBC. Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Linda Newbery at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Linda Newbery at Library of Congress, with 13 library catalogue records
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