So, though the launch was before the Summer, I just couldn’t resist to put pictures of my mates. They’re wonderful writers and lovely people.
So here they are after the launch.
To get a detailed summary of the event, just go to the MCBF page.
And remember that you can buy the Crimelines Anthology online at the MMU Online bookshop, because Reading isn’t a crime, Or is it?
Here is the last interview of my Crimelines Anthology series, and today I’m talking to Editor
Iris Feindt
[©2014 I.Feindt]
You’ve edited the Timelines Anthology, did you find this one easier to do after this experience?
Yes and no. I think with every new anthology come new challenges.
Livi, who edited Crimelines with me, and I are really used to working with each other now, which is great. We are totally on the same page when it comes to editing and we look for similar things in a story. I feel very lucky to be working with her. We collaborated with the Manchester School of Art last time and because of this, it was much easier this time around.
What was harder was the amount of stories we received and read. For Timelines we looked at perhaps 18 stories. 17 ended up in Timelines. For Crimelines we read about 30 stories, 21 making it into the anthology. Continue reading
This series of Crimelines interview are coming to an end, and today I’m talking to
Alison Padley-Woods
[©2014 A. Padley-Woods]
Tell us how you got involved in the Crimelines project?
As a student at MMU I have been really lucky to get involved with the new Crimelines anthology that is being launched at the Manchester Children’s Book Festival this week. I am studying for a Creative Writing MA and specialising in children’s fiction, so this has been a great project to take part in and I am looking forward to reading my story ‘Honest Al’ at the John Rylands Library on Saturday. It was a challenge to write a story with a theme that is very different to anything I’ve written before and it is really interesting to see what a diverse range of stories are in the book. My story is very much inspired by two events in my childhood that I have rolled into one – with of course some added extras. Some of my school friends at the time would definitely recognise some threads of the story. Continue reading
On Sunday there was a relaunch of the Timelines anthology as part of the Manchester Children’s Books Festival.
I got the chance to read in the Great Hall of a wonderful Tudor House, Orsdall Hall. A perfect setting for a historical story.
And it was lovely to see all my MA friends and share that moment with them. Though of course, standing in front of a crowd is as always nerves racking! Lucky for us our great editors Iris Feindt and Livi Michael were there to introduce us.
Iris Feindt and Livi Michael
Here is a picture some of the Timelines authors:
From left to right: Matt Killeen, Iris Feindt, Alison Padley-Woods, Emma George, Kim Hutson, Livi Michael, Marie Dentan, Kathryn Williams, Anna Mainwaring, Luci Nettleton.
Thanks all for a great moment.
Today I’m talking to another talented author of the Crimelines series,
Anna Mainwaring
[©2014 A.Mainwaring]
Tell us how you got involved in the Crimelines project?
I’m in the final year of the Manchester Metropolitan University’s MA in Creative Writing for Children. The third year students were offered the opportunity to write a story for ‘Crimelines’ fairly late on (we’d already had our turn with ‘Timelines’ the year before). Although the deadline was tight, I was keen to participate. When thinking about what to write about, I thought of a novel opening that I’d been working on several years ago and decided to develop that. Whilst I had the initial idea already, it needed quite a lot of work to change from an opening to a piece that made sense on its own. Continue reading
The launch of the Crimelines Anthology is in three weeks.
Today, I’m talking to another one of its author,
Kathryn Williams
[©2014 K.Williams]
Tell us how you got involved in the Crimelines project?
I became involved because currently I am a second year student on the Creative Writing for Children Masters at Manchester Metropolitan University. When I received the email with the outline of the anthology, I jumped at the chance. Although it did take me quite a while to decide what crime I was going to write about. Continue reading
check out this great cover!!
Now you really want to read it don’t you? The book will be for sale very soon. You’re just going to have to be patient.
The launch will take place 5th July at the John Rylands library. There, you’ll be able to hear the wonderful stories from this anthology.
Today, I have the chance to talk with one of the editor of the Crimelines Anthology,
Livi Michael
[©2014 L. Michael]
You’ve edited the Timelines Anthology, did you find this one easier to do after this experience?
I think we had a clearer idea of how to do it, and what we wanted.
I’m fortunate enough to have another of my short stories published by the Manchester school of writing.
But instead of talking about me, I want to let the other authors and editors talk about their work.
So here is the first of my Crimelines interview series.
Today, I’ll be talking to
Kim Hutson
[©2014 K. Hutson]
1) Tell us how you got involved in the Crimelines project?
I’m about to complete a Masters in Writing for Children at MMU and I was involved in last year’s Timelines project through my course. We were asked to submit for Crimelines because of the success of last year’s book. It was great opportunity to have experiences like public readings, signing books and seeing my name in print for the first time in this context.
The Timelines Anthology launch took place on October 19th at the John Rylands library.
The place is simply magical. It was a first for many of us to be reading our story out loud in front of an audience. And I believe the atmospheric rooms were perfect to set the scene of historical stories.
I will not go into details of the day, as there is a really god one on the Manchester Children’s book Festival blog.
Instead I will talk about my personal experience reading my own story.
I was really nervous before, so I seeked advice from an actress friend. And the key, she said, was just enjoy reading my story. She said: ” If you are enjoying yourself, and having a good time, everybody will.”
And I believe this is a really good advice.