For our next #AskSwanwick, we’ll be delving into mysterious disappearance of ‘dancing girls’ in the foggy streets of Victorian London and finding out about the tricks of combining crime and history with novelist Kate Griffin, author of the Kitty Peck mysteries. Kate also writes under a second name for the children’s market, Cate Cain, so there will be plenty to talk about and the opportunity to ask how easy it is to write for two different markets. Join us Friday, 10th July 2014, 8pm (British Summer Time).
After studying English at university Kate's first job was as an assistant to an antiques dealer, but she quickly realised that although she liked being surrounded by beautiful objects, she liked being surrounded by people who talked to her much more. Kate never quite shook off her love of old things, however, and historical settings play an important role in her stories. Her first book, Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders (winner of the 2012 Faber and Faber / Stylist Magazine crime fiction writing competition) was published in July 2013. The sequel, Kitty Peck and the Child of Ill Fortune, was published on July 3rd this year. She is currently working on two more books in the series. Under the name Cate Cain, she has also published two books for children, The Jade Boy and The Moon Child (both published by Templar).
Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders was shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger in 2014. The Jade Boy was shortlisted for The Booktrust’s ‘Book of the Year’ award for readers aged 9-13.
Don’t miss this exciting twitter chat! Just search for the hashtag #AskSwanwick on Friday, 10th July 2015 at 8pm (UK Time). If you're new to twitter, make sure you follow the 'Live' tab on the Twitter search results. To ask a question, tweet using the #AskSwanwick hashtag followed by your question. You can find an easy guide on how to follow and tweet-etiquette here: http://www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk/twitter-chat.html.
Selected highlights of each session are available on the Swanwick website a few weeks after each chat – but nothing beats following it in person at the time and asking questions!
Best wishes,
The Swanwick Tweet Team (Benjamin, Karin, Andrew and Mike).
After studying English at university Kate's first job was as an assistant to an antiques dealer, but she quickly realised that although she liked being surrounded by beautiful objects, she liked being surrounded by people who talked to her much more. Kate never quite shook off her love of old things, however, and historical settings play an important role in her stories. Her first book, Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders (winner of the 2012 Faber and Faber / Stylist Magazine crime fiction writing competition) was published in July 2013. The sequel, Kitty Peck and the Child of Ill Fortune, was published on July 3rd this year. She is currently working on two more books in the series. Under the name Cate Cain, she has also published two books for children, The Jade Boy and The Moon Child (both published by Templar).
Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders was shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger in 2014. The Jade Boy was shortlisted for The Booktrust’s ‘Book of the Year’ award for readers aged 9-13.
Don’t miss this exciting twitter chat! Just search for the hashtag #AskSwanwick on Friday, 10th July 2015 at 8pm (UK Time). If you're new to twitter, make sure you follow the 'Live' tab on the Twitter search results. To ask a question, tweet using the #AskSwanwick hashtag followed by your question. You can find an easy guide on how to follow and tweet-etiquette here: http://www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk/twitter-chat.html.
Selected highlights of each session are available on the Swanwick website a few weeks after each chat – but nothing beats following it in person at the time and asking questions!
Best wishes,
The Swanwick Tweet Team (Benjamin, Karin, Andrew and Mike).
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