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ABOUT

It's tough work being a book contest judge, but someone's got to do it... click to see a bigger pictureNext to Nesbit

When I was a teenager, there was no such thing as teenage fiction – you went straight from children’s books to adult books. It wasn’t until much later, when I was training to be an English teacher, that I came across teenage fiction, and excellent writers such as K. M. Peyton, Aidan Chambers and Jill Paton Walsh. Before long I wanted to have a go.

 

My first young adult novel, Run with the Hare, was accepted by Harper Collins and published in 1988. At that time I was working full-time as an English teacher, so did most of my writing in the summer holidays, and concentrated on young adult fiction for the next few years. Gradually, though, I tried short stories, the occasional poem, and chapter books for younger children – and eventually gave up the day job.

Run with the Hare - cover

I’m now a full-time writer: when I imagined this, I used to picture myself sitting at a desk for hours on end, writing. In practice it rarely happens like that. I read a lot, go swimming and for walks, look after my garden, stare out of the window, play with my cats, cook, drink too much coffee and send far too many emails … and somehow produce quite a lot of words in between.


Picture Gallery

[NB. click on each of the photos to see a larger version]

Publicity departments and book jackets can’t always keep up with my cats. Currently I have three: Hazel, Holly and Fleur. Here they are:

Hazel - click to see a larger version

HAZEL

Holly - click to see a larger version

HOLLY

Fleur - click to see a larger version

FLEUR

The others shown here are ex-cats, sadly, but Posy has a book named after her - see Younger Readers page.

Posy - click for larger version

POSY
- possibly the
most beautiful cat
in the world!

Hamish- click for larger version

HAMISH

Finn - click to see a larger version

FINN

 

The Costa Book Prize Winners The Costa Book Prize Winners

The 2006 Costa Book Prize Winners

David Fickling

 

TAKEN AT NEW HALL CAMBRIDGE,
AT THE YOUTH LIBRARIES GROUP CONFERENCE

[photo credit: Neil Kendall for Usborne]


Pekin Bantam chickens

My Pekin bantams: Mary, Matilda and Megan



Books by Linda Newbery
   
Santiago de Compostela IBBY conference 2010
Photos from the 2010 IBBY Conference in Santiago de Compostela
   
The Sandfather by Linda Newbery
   
Near Rosscarberry, West Cork - click for larger version Drombeg Stone Circle - click for larger version
Pebbles - click for larger version Logpile - click for larger version

 

Caryatid... click to see a bigger picture

 

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