Friday, 9 December 2011

Countdown to Christmas: Writing Coach and Author, Bekki Hill

As well as being an aspiring children’s writer, Bekki Hill is a non-fiction author, Mslexia columnist and creativity and motivation coach, who is the author of Coach Yourself to Writing Success. 




When we asked Bekki what three gifts she’d wish writers to find under their Christmas tree, she said:

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Countdown to Christmas - Bookseller, Georgina Hanratty

Georgina Hanratty is manager of Tales on Moon Lane, an award winning Children’s Independent in South-East London. She has managed the shop for 5 years, is a member of the BA Children’s Executive Committee. Georgina has worked in Children’s bookselling for over 10 years; she started her career at Waterstone’s and became Children’s Dept Manager at Blackwells when she left University. After completing a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature, Georgina worked as Deputy Manager of another well known Children’s Independent The Golden Treasury before her move to Tales on Moon Lane. This year Georgina was voted the Young Bookseller of the Year at the Bookseller Industry Awards.

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Countdown to Christmas - Editor, Amber Caraveo, Orion

Amber CaravĂ©o is Editorial Director at Orion Children’s Books. She joined Orion Children's Books in 2010 from Random House.Before that she was at Working Partners, and many years ago she used to create children's titles for a magazine company – heady days when she interviewed stars such as Gordon the Gopher! She has an MA in Children's Literature and has been privileged to work with a host of wonderful and award-winning authors. Amber lives near Maidenhead with her husband and too many cats!


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