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- About Me
- Former editor at Egmont, now following a number of freelance avenues.
Blogging about some of this, and asking awkward itchy questions, at:
http://chocolatekeyboard.blogspot.com/
- What are you working on at the moment?
- Series fiction for a packager (the project is confidential as yet), a portfolio of picture book texts, working up ideas for 6-9s and YA.
- If you were asked to recommend just one children's book published this year, what would it be?
- For self-interested reasons I'd like people to read Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (the Winnie-the-Pooh sequel), which I edited. I await the inevitable mixed reactions with interest.
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- Some of the dark arts of networking!
Anna Bowles's Blog
An editor tries the SCBWI
This week, I went to a SCBWI social. That’s the word ‘I’ and the word ‘social’ in the same sentence, which is usually the sort of thing that causes my boyfriend to protest: “Who are you and what have you done with Anna?”
But reader, I went.
I joined the SCBWI a couple of months ago, and I must confess the move was preceded by a certain amount of hesitation. I googled widely befo… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 4:00am — 7 Comments
Mortgage vs art
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Another week, another literary sequel. This time to Hitch-Hiker’s Guide, causing my earnest techie boyfriend to fulminate about ‘blasphemy’ in an endearing fashion. But I intend to read it!
It is also another week of spending all but one day at my desk writing. The schedule for the current commissioned work has hit a snafu (as, lord knows, is the way of 99% of publishing schedules), so here I am, excavating immortal art from t… Continue
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 5:43pm —
Literary sequels, fantasy worlds and Neil Gaiman's Wuthering Heights
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I’ve been professionally involved with literary sequels, so I might be said to be biased in favour of the genre (if it is one), but if you look at the public reaction to any book in this mode the cries of ‘Blasphemy!’ and ‘It should never be done!’ tend to drown out cautious positive responses.
Objections range from the reasonable: “It’ll never be as good… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 11:15pm —
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:39pm on October 19, 2009,
Lucy Jones said… - Hi Anna,
How are you? I don't know if you remember but we met at the fantasy fiction workshop in September. How's your book going?
- At 1:27pm on September 21, 2009,
candygourlay said…
- hi anna! nice to see you last saturday!
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Illustration: Michael Foreman's War Boy Exhibition
November 10, 2009 to December 23, 2009 – National Army Museum, Chelsea
Exploring some of the complex themes of the World Wars and the civilian connection with the British Army, War Boy is a unique opportunity to see original artwork by leading children's illustrator Mic…
Organized by National Army Museum | Type: exhibition
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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Competition is open to YA
January 25, 2010 to February 7, 2010 – International
YA is a new category. and previously self published novels are accepted. Read about it here. Submissions are accepted between 25 Jan 2010 and 7 Feb 2010
Organized by amazon in the United States | Type: competition
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FEDERATION OF CHLDREN'S BOOKGROUPS CONFERENCE
April 9, 2010 at 4pm to April 11, 2010 at 4pm – Bradfield College - Reading
READ IT AGAIN!! Conference 2010 The Conference will be opened by Anthony Horowitz, celebrating 10 years of Alex Rider and will be closed by William Nicholson. In between we will be delighted and ente…
Organized by Jackie Marchant | Type: conference
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Festival of Writing, York
April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010 – York
http://www.festivalofwriting.com/index.shtml Good line up and worth going if anyone is in the area - workshops, one-to-ones, agents, publishers, authors. They're taking bookings from tomorrow - firs…
Organized by The Writer's Workshop | Type: writing, festival
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London Book Fair 2010
April 19, 2010 to April 21, 2010 – Earl's Court, London
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the wo…
Organized by London Book Fair | Type: book fair
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Children's Writers Conference in Italy
June 18, 2010 to June 21, 2010 – Duino, Italy
Do you have an interest in writing for children or young adults? Whether published or unpublished, you are very welcome to join us at an exciting new Conference. The Children’s Writers’ Conference w…
Organized by Ruth Eastham ruth_eastham@yahoo.com | Type: conference
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