- Elizabeth Kay
Elizabeth Kay, born
July 9 ,1949 inLondon , is an English writer. She is the author ofThe Divide trilogy , a series of children's fantasy novels.Biography
She went to art school and in her mid-twenties started writing radio plays, which were broadcast on
BBC Radio 4 . She also wrote stories which were published in newspapers and magazines and broadcast onCapital Radio in London.Kay has an MA (Distinction) in Creative Writing from
Bath Spa University , and has taught both Creative Writing and Art for a number of years. She has illustrated several books and produced nearly all the artwork for her own website. An avid wildlife enthusiast, she has travelled extensively to places as diverse as theIvory Coast ,Borneo ,Iceland andIndia .She has won several awards, including the Cardiff International Poetry Competition for a
sestina "Pond Life" and the Canongate Prize for her short story "Cassie"."The Divide", her first book for children, was published in 2003. She was a keynote speaker at "Accio 2005", the
Harry Potter conference, and spoke at a children's book conference in Ukraine in 2007. She has appeared at other literary events, including the Cheltenham and Edinburgh festivals.Her latest book, Fury, was published by
Barrington Stoke in March 2008.She has two grown-up daughters.
External links
* [http://www.elizabethkay.co.uk/ Elizabeth Kay's website]
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