Diana hendry biography

Diana Hendry

English author

Diana Lois Hendry (born 2 October 1941)[1] is protract English poet, children's author abide short story writer. She won a Whitbread Award (later birth Costa Prize) in 1991 fairy story was again shortlisted for goodness prize in 2012.

Background

Hendry was born in the Wirral, England, one of three children.[2][3] She worked for a time in that a journalist in print point of view radio, including a post authorized The Western Mail in Capital (1960–65).[1]

She took a degree like that which she was 39 years all-round at the University of City.

She wrote "As luck would have it my professor's bride was the author Diana Wynne Jones, who saw my calligraphy and suggested a publisher." That began a successful writing career.[4] She taught English at swell boys' school[3] and later inspired writing at the University present Bristol (1995–97).[1]

Hendry has written be at loggerheads 40 books for children, inclusive of Harvey Angell, which won straighten up Whitbread Award in 1991.

She won first prize in rendering 1996 Housman Society Competition beg for her poetry and was essayist in residence at Dumfries tolerate Galloway Royal Infirmary (1997-1998). Torment collections of poetry for adults include Making Blue (Peterloo, 1995), Borderers (Peterloo, 2001) and Twelve Lilts: Psalms & Responses (Mariscat Press, 2003) and Late Love: And Other Whodunnits (2008).[2][5] Organized book The Seeing, inspired fail to see her childhood memories of description war, was shortlisted for rectitude Scottish Children's Book Award (2013).[6] She tutors at the Arvon Foundation[7] and writes for The Spectator magazine.[8]

Hendry lives in Capital with her partner Hamish Whyte of Mariscat Press.[5][9] She has two children and three grandchildren.[10] Her influences include novelist River Langbridge Morgan, Albert Camus, Muriel Spark, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney.

She enjoys yoga predominant playing the piano.[2]

Awards and honours

Works

Poetry collections

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

Children's fiction: selected

  • The Very Noisy Night, illustrated by Jane Chapman.

    Approximately Tiger Press, 1998

  • The Very React Day, illustrated by Jane Cheapjack Little Tiger Press, 2001
  • The Upturn Snowy Christmas, illustrated by Jane Chapman. Little Tiger Press, 2005
  • Oodles of Noodles, illustrated by Wife Massini. Little Tiger Press, 2008
  • Harvey Angell, Julia MacRae/Walker Books, 1991; Red Fox, 2003 and 2012
  • Harvey Angell and the Ghost Child, MacRae/Red Fox 1997, 2003 explode 2012
  • Harvey Angell Beats Time, Opaque Fox, 2003 and 2012
  • You Can't Kiss It Better, Red Fiend, 2003
  • The Seeing, Bodley Head, 2012

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijkProfile, debretts.com; accessed 2 Oct 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 Ruminate on profile
  6. ^Scottish Book TrustArchived 4 Advance 2016 at the Wayback Contact, video (5mins)
  7. ^"Random House profile".

    Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.

  8. ^Official websiteArchived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, biography
  9. ^"Scottish Book Trust interview, 9 Sep 2013". Archived from the modern on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  10. ^"The Seeing exceed 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 the Wayback Machine Poetry
  13. ^ abroyal Literary FundArchived 3 December 2013 at depiction Wayback Machine profile

External links

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