Thurso writer celebrates prestigious award By David G Scott
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Updated: 11:38, 17 February 2021
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Hazel Knox, a childrenâs occupational therapist from Thurso, was one of 11 new writers given a £2000 cash prize by the Scottish Book Trust (SBT) to help boost her career .
Hazel, who now lives in Edinburgh, has been writing picture books and middle grade books for children for six years and has a passion for humour â shamelessly harvesting material from her two children.
Thurso writer Hazel Knox could not believe it when she received a call informing her that she s won the award.
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A member of the Grub Street writing community and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Lynn K. Sheridan focuses her creative energies on writing short stories and middle-grade novels and is currently working on “a middle-grade novel about a boy determined to save his town from being dissolved and forgotten.” Her short story “The House on Willow Street” was the winner of the
Post’s 2021 Great American Fiction Contest.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith thought they were just going to have breakfast.
The Austin author was looking forward to connecting with her friend and colleague Ellen Oh. The two were anchors of the children’s literature community, both for their years as writers and their advocacy for inclusive books, and they ended up at the same literary convention.
Oh started chatting about author-curated imprints, or publishing partnerships that focus on a particular theme or passion of the writer.
“I was nodding along, saying, ‘Yes, this is definitely going on,’” Smith recalled. “And she says, ‘You know, you would be such a wonderful person to do that with Native children s books.’”
Kelly Kehoe competed, coached and judged in speech and debate competitions around the world for 12 years prior to moving to Oregon to teach communication studies courses full-time at Portland Community College. She is also the Director of Communications for the nonpartisan nonprofit, First Amendment Voice, and the newsletter editor for the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators Oregon division.
Prior to teaching and directing communications for nonprofit organizations, Kelly was a local business journalist and marketing coordinator for the Orange County Register. While completing her Master s degree in Communication Studies, she was invited to present her research and Great Ideas for Teaching Students (GIFTS) at multiple conferences including the National Communication Association s annual conference (2017, 2018) and the Western States Communication Association s annual convention (2017, 2018, 2019). Specializing in new media, political satire, interpersonal communi