- Sharon Tregenza
Sharon Tregenza (born Sharon Rosewall in
Penzance ,Cornwall on14 June 1951 ) is a British author of children's books, stories and verse. Tregenza’s work, famous for its quirky wit, has been published and broadcast worldwide.In her early thirties she left Cornwall to live in
Cyprus , where her writing career began. Moves toDubai and Sharjah followed before returning to the United Kingdom in 1996 to study at theUniversity of Bristol . She later completed her MA in Creative Writing at theUniversity of Wales . She is a member ofThe Society of Authors , SCBWI and CBI.Tregenza’s children inherited her creativity and she has a daughter,
Natasha Greig , who is a photographer and her sonRoss Tregenza is a musician.She now lives, with her husband, on the
Pembrokeshire border in a beautiful medieval watermill complete with lake and ducks.In August 2008, Sharon won
Floris Book's Kelpies Prize 2008 Award at theEdinburgh Book Festival . As a result, the book she submitted, 'Tarantula Tide', will be published by Floris, on 16 October 16 2008.----
Websites
Website - http://www.sharontregenza.comMyspace - http://www.myspace.com/sharontregenzaFloris - http://www.florisbooks.co.uk
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