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So who is this woman anyway?
Jan Dean's poems are published all over the place. She's in lots of anthologies and her last collection Wallpapering the Cat (Macmillan) was chosen by the Poetry Book Society (Children's Poetry Bookshelf) as BEST SINGLE POET COLLECTION for Spring 2003.
Recent fiction includes:
The Terror of the Fireworms (Scholastic)
The Horror of the Black Light (Scholastic)
Harry and the Megabyte Brain (CUP),
Frogsnot Ate My Goldfish (Hodder)
Kraxis & The Cow Juice Soup (Hodder)
Babysitting Jellyblob (Hodder)
Needlebelly and the Bully Boy (Hodder)
The Haunted Mine (Hodder)
The Claygate Hound (Hodder)
She has also written three titles for Hodder's Shakespeare's Stories series - which is accredited by the RSC and retold The Pardoner's Tale - also for Hodder.
She performs at Festivals, World Book Day Celebrations and conferences throughout Britain - including Under The Covers, the National Conference for Children's Librarians and Stories from the Web. Organised by Birmingham Central Library.
Jan is an experienced writer-in-schools and has worked with all age groups - from infants to U3A. For ten years she worked with the Surrey Gifted Writers project run by the LEA.
She leads workshops for teachers, student teachers and children, both in schools and during Arts' Festivals. She offers a range of workshops
(including introductions to Twelfth Night, As You Like It & Much Ado About Nothing), INSET training, and performances.
For a fun interview with Jan, visit GUEST POETS at
www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk
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Writers must:
seeing.
Generate and grow ideas.
Play with language.
Focus on strengths - ditch the dross.
Use words for all they're worth.
Co-operate with editors.
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Everyone can do this…
with a little help.
Just remember the really important bit-
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The Real Me.
Jan Dean lives in Knutsford, Cheshire. Her husband and two sons describe her as 'strange....', but they have got used to her. She inflicts stories and poems on children and teachers whenever possible and is fanatical about fun! She enjoys cooking and walking the dog - not usually at the same time. She loves singing and is learning to paint. She can't understand why she's not better at singing and painting as loud and messy are two of her best things. Her favourite things are : having her feet held, ice cream, and earrings. When she writes to people she sends them her best fishes <@>>< <@>><
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