CornflowerBlue Posted May 29, 2010 Posted May 29, 2010 Hullo! I'm Fiona, I'm an avid reader. I'm also an MA student, studying Writing for Children at UCLan. For the course I have to study literature theory and some of the major issues in children's literature, but I also have to write. I'm a bit of a Neil Gaiman fangirl, and will happily settle down with anything by Colm Toibin, Angela Carter, Jeanette Winterson, Pat Barker or Douglas Coupland. I worked as a children's bookseller in my first gap year, and still dream of opening a children's book shop. It also reignited my love of teen and YA fiction, and my PhD is going to be in crossover fiction. When I'm not reading I love to bake, have a little vegetable garden, and I can often be found at our local real ale pub. Hullo! Quote
soljerster Posted May 29, 2010 Posted May 29, 2010 Welcome!! My husband is also a Neil Gaiman fan! He's trying to get me to read the Anasai (sp?) books that he wrote! Quote
CornflowerBlue Posted May 29, 2010 Author Posted May 29, 2010 The Anansi books are not half bad. My favourite book is American Gods, I think it's a supreme bit of characterisation and such a wonderful concept. Quote
madcow Posted May 29, 2010 Posted May 29, 2010 Hello and welcome, I see your from my neck of the woods. Preston born and bred but I now live in Cleveleys Quote
CornflowerBlue Posted May 30, 2010 Author Posted May 30, 2010 Hello and welcome, I see your from my neck of the woods. Preston born and bred but I now live in Cleveleys I'm a Leeds girl, TRAPPED in Preston I moved here for uni, expecting to just do an undergrad. I've just agreed to a part-time PhD, so it doesn't look like I'm leaving any time soon. Quote
madcow Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) My brother and his family live in Leeds, love going there for shopping As I type I can hear schuh calling me Edited May 30, 2010 by madcow oops spelling! Quote
Kidsmum Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Hi Fiona, i'm a Leeds lass too, welcome to the forum Quote
Lilywhite Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 Hi Fiona! Another Preston lass here too! Hope you're enjoying the forum so far Quote
CornflowerBlue Posted May 31, 2010 Author Posted May 31, 2010 I'm loving it so far - what a lovely, friendly place Quote
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