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Jo Wyton
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About Me
I'm a geologist, which means I'm deadly accurate with a pencil crayon at twenty paces. I spend my spare time honing my skills in procrastination.
What are you working on at the moment?
Dirt Dog - a contemporary YA, part love story, part thriller. It's great fun to write!
If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
Fifteen Days Without A Head, by Dave Cousins, which is worth reading for the first chapter alone.
What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
Just keep swimming...

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Mar 31
Sheila Averbuch left a comment for Jo Wyton
"Thanks Jo, I'll be sure to do that Sunday morning event. Scoobies...jinkies, loving the nickname!"
Sep 24, 2012
Sheila Averbuch left a comment for Jo Wyton
"Hi Jo- re the comment you can't access, it's not you, it's me! I deleted my comment in shame because after I left it, I found all the info I needed on the jimdo site, DUH. Thank you anyway! This is my first SCBWI event of any kind and…"
Sep 24, 2012
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On the search for some more serious YA fiction...

I started a blog recently, looking at the more serious end of YA, and this week it's the turn of August, by Bernard Beckett, which is a fantastic read - different from anything else I've read. http://jowyton.blogspot.com/2012/03/august-by-bernard-beckett.htmlJoSee More
Mar 11, 2012
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On the search for some more serious YA fiction...

I started a blog recently, looking at the more serious end of YA, and this week it's the turn of August, by Bernard Beckett, which is a fantastic read - different from anything else I've read. 

http://jowyton.blogspot.com/2012/03/august-by-bernard-beckett.html

Jo

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 9:55

Oxford SCBWI crit group land on Notes from the Slushpile!

Today it's the turn of the Oxford SCBWI crit group...

http://notesfromtheslushpile.blogspot.com/2011/12/countdown-to-christmas-scbwi-oxford.html

Posted on December 17, 2011 at 6:47

Undiscovered Voices 2012 - The Long-Listers!

In which I milk the UV2012 long-list for all it's worth!

http://notesfromtheslushpile.blogspot.com/2011/11/undiscovered-voices-2012-long-list.html

Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:04

Bloodied and Bandaged: My Arvon Experience

I spent last week at an Arvon course, and blogged about it, of course! Well, what else did I go for?...

http://notesfromtheslushpile.blogspot.com/2011/11/bloodied-and-bandaged-my-arvon.html

Posted on November 9, 2011 at 19:35

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At 16:47 on September 24, 2012, Sheila Averbuch said…
Thanks Jo, I'll be sure to do that Sunday morning event. Scoobies...jinkies, loving the nickname!
At 15:20 on September 24, 2012, Sheila Averbuch said…
Hi Jo- re the comment you can't access, it's not you, it's me! I deleted my comment in shame because after I left it, I found all the info I needed on the jimdo site, DUH. Thank you anyway! This is my first SCBWI event of any kind and I'm feeling a bit nervous tbh.
At 18:12 on December 23, 2011, Lou Minns said…

Thanks Jo - and happy Christmas!

At 21:47 on May 8, 2011, Nicki Thornton said…
Hey - that was quick for me. I am sitting here with Mark having a really step by step lesson, so don't expect me to be doing much else for a while. I seem to have a picture that makes me look like a rabbit. Am I doing this right???
At 10:52 on April 10, 2011, cath howe said…

Sorry, comment got cut short. Are you coming to the Sarah Grant masterclass?

Cath Howe

At 7:26 on March 24, 2011, Nicky Schmidt said…
Can't think why you were knocked off e-critique!  Guessing it must be a technical glitch.  Have added you to the group again.  Be sure to cling on tightly! :-)
At 21:37 on February 11, 2011, Dan Clacher said…

Hi Jo,

 

Many thanks for your very kind message. I've been 'off-line' for the past month so only just picked up your comments. Did you manage to make it to the crit group?

 

Best regards,

 

Dan

At 21:09 on January 4, 2011, Teri Terry said…
Hi Jo!
At 19:05 on December 10, 2010, Hilary Hawkes said…

Hi Jo,

Nice to meet you.  That's interesting about an Oxford critique group. There may be others nearby who would find it useful too - and it's always great to meet other writers.

 
 
 

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