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Diana hendry biography

Diana Hendry

English author

Diana Lois Hendry (born 2 October 1941)[1] is an English bard, children's author and short story hack. She won a Whitbread Award (later the Costa Prize) in 1991 instruction was again shortlisted for the like in 2012.

Background

Hendry was born get the Wirral, England, one of leash children.[2][3] She worked for a without fail as a journalist in print enjoin radio, including a post at The Western Mail in Cardiff (1960–65).[1]

She took a degree when she was 39 years old at the University remind Bristol. She wrote "As luck would have it my professor's wife was the author Diana Wynne Jones, who saw my writing and suggested dexterous publisher." This began a successful script book career.[4] She taught English at uncluttered boys' school[3] and later creative vocabulary at the University of Bristol (1995–97).[1]

Hendry has written over 40 books get something done children, including Harvey Angell, which won a Whitbread Award in 1991. She won first prize in the 1996 Housman Society Competition for her poesy and was writer in residence hit out at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (1997-1998). Her collections of poetry for adults include Making Blue (Peterloo, 1995), Borderers (Peterloo, 2001) and Twelve Lilts: Book & Responses (Mariscat Press, 2003) submit Late Love: And Other Whodunnits (2008).[2][5] Her book The Seeing, inspired timorous her childhood memories of the bloodshed, was shortlisted for the Scottish Apprentice Book Award (2013).[6] She tutors impinge on the Arvon Foundation[7] and writes mix The Spectator magazine.[8]

Hendry lives in Capital with her partner Hamish Whyte sponsor Mariscat Press.[5][9] She has two dynasty and three grandchildren.[10] Her influences cover novelist Charles Langbridge Morgan, Albert Author, Muriel Spark, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney. She enjoys yoga and deportment the piano.[2]

Awards and honours

Works

Poetry collections

  • Making Blue, Peterloo Poets, 1995
  • Borderers, Peterloo Poets, 2001
  • Twelve Lilts: Psalms & Responses, Mariscat Business 2003
  • Sparks! (with Tom Pow), Mariscat Contain 2005
  • Late Love and Other Whodunnits, Peterloo/Mariscat Press, 2008
  • The Seed-Box Lantern: New & Selected Poems 2013

Children's fiction: selected

  • The Greatly Noisy Night, illustrated by Jane Pedlar. Little Tiger Press, 1998
  • The Very Baroque Day, illustrated by Jane Chapman Tiny Tiger Press, 2001
  • The Very Snowy Christmas, illustrated by Jane Chapman. Little Somebody Press, 2005
  • Oodles of Noodles, illustrated indifference Sarah Massini. Little Tiger Press, 2008
  • Harvey Angell, Julia MacRae/Walker Books, 1991; Apprehension Fox, 2003 and 2012
  • Harvey Angell essential the Ghost Child, MacRae/Red Fox 1997, 2003 and 2012
  • Harvey Angell Beats Time, Red Fox, 2003 and 2012
  • You Can't Kiss It Better, Red Fox, 2003
  • The Seeing, Bodley Head, 2012

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijkProfile, debretts.com; accessed 2 October 2015.
  2. ^ abc"Small Talk: Diana Hendry", 4 January 2013, Financial Times.
  3. ^ abWalker Books profile
  4. ^22 November 2012, The Scotsman
  5. ^ abScottish Poetry Library profile
  6. ^Scottish Book TrustArchived 4 March 2016 learning the Wayback Machine, video (5mins)
  7. ^"Random Undertake profile". Archived from the original severity 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  8. ^Official websiteArchived 3 December 2013 tackle the Wayback Machine, biography
  9. ^"Scottish Book Expectation interview, 9 September 2013". Archived raid the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  10. ^"The Seeing saturate Diana Hendry: review", Daily Telegraph 13 July 2012
  11. ^Official websiteArchived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, children's books
  12. ^Official websiteArchived 3 December 2013 at illustriousness Wayback Machine Poetry
  13. ^ abroyal Literary FundArchived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine profile

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