1. Julia Rose DarlingMambomatx [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)] Julia was born in 1956 in Hampshire but moved to the Toon in 1980 to start he career as a writer. Darling was predominately a poetry writer with such successes as Sudden Collapses in Public Places (Arc Publications, 2003), The Poetry Cure (Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2005) and Apology for Absence (Arc Publications, 2005). Darling then went onto writing short stories and plays. Her biggest successes were Crocodile Soup (Anchor Books, 1998) and The Taxi Driver's Daughter (Viking, 2003). She received the Northern rock foundation writers award and was long listed for the Orange Prize for Crocodile Soup which was published in Canada, Australia, Europe and the US. Darling was involved in starting Proud Words which is the first English Lesbian and Gay Literary festival. Sadly Darling died of breast cancer in 2005. She holds a proud place on my list. 2. David Almond Sara Jane Palmer [Public domain] David was born in 1951 in the Felling area of Gateshead (just across the tyne from Newcastle) and is an author of children and YA fiction. He has won the International Hans Christian Anderson Award which is “the most prestigious prize in children’s literature”. He is only one of three in the UK to win this. His most famous novels are Skellig which was adapted into a film in 2009, The Fire Eaters and Kit’s Wilderness. Some of his books are set on Tyneside giving him that authenticity of remembering your roots. Almond used to teach children with special needs as well as writing. He currently lives in the Toon with his daughter. 3. LJ RossJR3592 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] Ross is another highly acclaimed author who began her writing career in 2015 with her novel Holy Island. The book is set on Holy Island which is located in the North East and is breathtaking. The novel is part of the DCI Ryan series and managed to reach number one in the Amazon Book Chart in 5 months. Her books are bestsellers and her 6th novel in the DCI Ryan series is reported to have sold over 4M copies. Not bad eh? She lives with her husband and son in Northumberland 4. Paul William AndersonBrokenSphere [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] Anderson is actually the person on this list who I am most shocked to find and read about. Firstly he is from Wallsend which Is where I was born and bred. Secondly he is married to Milla Jovovich, the successful actress from the Resident Evil film franchise and thirdly he went to the same Universtiy as I did. *jaw on floor*. Whilst Anderson is not a novelist he is still a film writer and has wrote the majority of the Resident Evil films. Ovbs where he met his wife. Love the fact he is a Geordie and produces top class films. Proud to have him on my list. 5. Nicky BlackNicky Black is a combination of two writers, Nicky Doherty and Julie Blackie. Julie being a scriptwriter and Nicky being the author.I have just recently stumbled upon Nicky Black since starting my blogging journey and she is an author I cant wait to get my teeth into. Black writes gritty North East crime fiction which is right up my street. Born and brought up In Alnwick just north of the Toon, Black is a born and bred Geordie with a passion for writing. Author of two novels, the best seller The Prodigal and The Rave which are both best sellers, I cant wait to see what Black does next. Have you read any of these authors? If so I would love to hear from you. Catch me on twitter, Instagram, GoodReads and email. Why not leave a comment below saying who your favourite is?
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AuthorAlreet?! So my names Tom, I'm 25 I proper love to read and im just a general down to earth lad who loves my lass (Kayleigh). We are getting married in August 2020 (cue wedding bells). Orginally from the Toon (Newcastle upon Tyne) but currently live in the land of the Scots (Glasgow). Peace x ArchivesCategories |