Linda Newbery

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 in a comprehensive school. Her 2006 novel Catcall published in 2006, 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, 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.

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See also

References
  1. Linda Newbery at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 8 September 2013. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
  2. "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.
  3. "What is the Scattered Authors' Society?". Scattered Authors' Society: The other SAS (scatteredauthors.org). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. "ACHUKA's Special Guest #24 ~ Linda Newbery". Children's Books UK. ACHUKAbooks (achuka.co.uk). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. . BBC. Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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