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Christine Lovatt Born 1951
London, United KingdomOccupation Puzzle publisher Christine Lovatt (born 19 December 1951 as Mary Christine Evans in London, United Kingdom) is an Australian crossword puzzle compiler and co-founder of Lovatts Publications, an Australian magazine company that publishes crossword and sudoku puzzles.
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Early life
She was born and raised in Carshalton, South London to David Evans, a Welsh engineer, and Mary Sullivan, an Irish nurse.
She completed Nurse's training at Guy's Hospital in 1973. In 1974, Christine travelled to Australia for a working holiday, and after several years working as a nurse in Queensland, decided to permanently settle. During this time, she met journalist James Lovatt, and they were married in 1978.
Career
Together with James, she compiled crosswords for several newspapers and magazines, including People. In 1978 they launched their own publishing company.
The first magazine published by Lovatts Publications was Colossus, a collection of Giant crosswords. By 2008, her company was publishing 20 titles in Australia and New Zealand, and 4 titles in the United Kingdom. Some of these include BIG, Colossus, Starhunt, Holiday Collection, Mega and Super Sudoku.
Christine Lovatt is best known for her cryptic and giant crosswords. Christine's BIG Crossword has been appearing in Woman's Day for over twenty years and Christine's Cryptic also appears weekly. Her Colossus is a regular feature in the Australian Women's Weekly.
Publicity
Christine has appeared on many Australian TV shows, including A Current Affair, 11am and Simon Townsend's Wonder World and is frequently featured on radio talkshows, including ABC, 2UE, and 4BG (Brisbane).
In March 2009, James and Christine were featured on ABC Radio's Conversations with Richard Fidler.
Personal life
Christine has three children and currently resides in Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast.
References
- Lovatts Crosswords and Puzzles
- Lovatt, Christine, Creating Crosswords from Collins Soapbox, 7 December 2004, HarperCollins
- Rothfield, Mark, Candid Comment - Christine Lovatt, The Herald Weekender , 15 January 2005
- McCarthy, Joanne, With Never A Cross Word, The Herald Weekender (Feature Article), 29 March 2003
- Snapshot - Christine Lovatt, The Daily Telegraph - Money & You, 29 April 2003
- Stickley, David, Omega crossword, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 March 2007, page 19, clue 39 down - "Puzzle creators, with input from Lovatts originally, may be pioneers"
External links
- Lovatts Puzzles and Crosswords - The Official Australian Site
- YouPlay - Online Puzzles
- PuzzlExperts - Christine Lovatts' crossword syndication services
- MPA Lovatts Publications - Magazine Publishers of Australia
- Radio Interview - Christine Lovatt on Conversations with Richard Fidler
Categories:- Australian people of English descent
- Puzzle designers
- Magazine publishers (people)
- Crossword compilers
- Living people
- 1951 births
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