Rosemary Hayes Explained
Birth Name: | Rosemary Bates |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1942 |
Birth Place: | Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK |
Occupation: | Author, Creative Writing tutor |
Nationality: | British |
Genre: | Children’s |
Subject: | Historical fiction/Fantasy/ Adventure |
Spouse: | Colin Hayes |
Children: | Alex, Philippa and Oliver |
Rosemary Hayes (born 10 December 1942) is a British author who has written around 50 books for children aimed at ages from seven years to teenagers. She has edited many more. She worked for Cambridge University Press and then set up her own publishing house, Anglia Young Books.
Early life and education
Hayes was born and brought up in rural Berkshire. She read avidly as a child and was particularly influenced by the books of Elizabeth Goudge and the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
Hayes attended Brightwalton Primary School from 1947-50 then St Gabriel’s, Sandleford Priory in Newbury. In 1970, she enrolled in a Creative Writing Course at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Career
Hayes came to writing from a background in advertising, marketing and publishing. She worked intermittently for Cambridge University Press from 1986-2001 and one of her jobs was to run a national children’s writing competition, The Cambridge Young Writers’ Award, which attracted thousands of entries. In 1989, she launched her own publishing company, Anglia Young Books, producing curriculum-related historical fiction for primary schools. She sold the company to Mill Publishing in 2000 but continued to commission books for the new owners for several years.She has written more than 45 books for children and is working on more. Her first novel, ‘Race Against Time’ (set in Australia) was runner up for the Kathleen Fidler Award in 1988. Many of Hayes’ other books have been shortlisted for awards. Details are on her author website. Hayes teaches Creative Writing at an adult learning centre in Letchworth[1] and runs creative writing workshops in various schools in England.
Hayes is an active member of Walden Writers[2] [3] [4] and within this she set up a critique group with other published authors including Penny Speller, Amy Corzine, Victor Watson author and Jane Wilson-Howarth. She is also a member of the Society of Authors[5] East Anglian Writers[6] and The Scattered Authors’ Society[7]
She has lived and worked in France, USA and Australia and has traveled widely in Europe, the Middle and Far East. Her researches for Forgotten Footprints and The Blue-eyed Aborigine took her to the Netherlands and the Shipwreck Museum in Freemantle.[8] Hayes has frequently been interviewed on local radio (BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Essex, BBC Radio Suffolk) and in the press (Cambridge News and Eastern Daily Press).
Books
- Book: Race Against Time . Penguin, UK . 1988. 160 . 9780140329759.
- Book: Scent of Danger . Blackie/Yearling . 1989 . 128. 9780440862611 .
- Book: The Fox in the Wood . Anglia Young Books . 1989. 64 . 9781871173024 .
- Book: Flight of the Mallard . Anglia Young Books . 1989. 64 . 9781871173062 .
- Book: Dreamchild . Penguin UK . 1990 . 112 . 9780140360585 .
- Book: The Gremlin Buster . Penguin UK . 1990. 80 . 9780140341331 .
- Book: Seal Cry. Penguin UK . 1991. 112 . 9780140362893 .
- Book: Mission from the Marsh . Anglia Young Books . 1991 . 64 . 9781871173123 .
- Book: The Smell that Got Away . Penguin UK . 1992 . 96 . 9780140348071 .
- Book: Herbie's Place . Penguin Australia . 1994 . 216 . 9780140363210 .
- Book: The Big Shrink . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468831 .
- Book: The Grabbing Bird . Cambridge University Press . 1996. 32 . 9780521468800 .
- Book: The Treasure Cave . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468862 .
- Book: Jumble Power. Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468848 .
- Book: The Magic Sword . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468879 .
- Book: The Peace Ring . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468817 .
- Book: Mr Mulch's Magic Mixtures . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521559294 .
- Book: The Amazing Mr Mulch . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521468824 .
- Book: The Slippery Planet . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 32 . 9780521674775 .
- Book: The Silver Fox . Penguin Australia. 1997 . 216 . 9780140380279 .
- Book: Holly and the Dream Fixer . Penguin Australia. 1998 . 96 . 9780141300306 .
- Book: The Big Shrink (play script) . Cambridge University Press . 2000 . 32 . 9780521664547 .
- Book: Blood Ties . Penguin Australia . 2001. 122 . 9780141304144 .
- Book: Follow That Lion . Penguin Australia . 2001 . 72 . 9780141311777 .
- Book: Troubled Waters. Hodder . 2003 . 176 . 9780340854693 .
- Book: To the Edge of the Ocean . Hodder . 2004 . 176 . 9780340854709 .
- Book: Bright Horizon . Hodder . 2004 . 192 . 9780340854716 .
- Book: The Gangbusters . Anglia Young Books. 2004 . 64 . 9781871173970 .
- Book: Secrets and Spies . Anglia Young Books . 2007 . 216 . 9781904936084.
- Book: Mixing It . Frances Lincoln . 2007 . 185 . 9781845074951 .
- Book: Payback . Frances Lincoln . 2009 . 208 . 9781845079352 .
- Book: The Blue Eyed Aborigine . Frances Lincoln . 2010 . 256 . 9781847800787 .
- Book: Rising Above Bullying . Jessica Kingsley Publishing . 2011 . 192 . 9781849051231 .
- Book: Loose Connections . Frances Lincoln . 2012 . 208 . 9781847802934 .
- Book: The Mark . Troika Books . 2015 . 272 . 9781909991187 .
- Book: The Travellers: Tess . Ransom . 2015 . 124 . 9781781279670 .
- Book: The Travellers: Mike . Ransom . 2015 . 106 . 9781781279687 .
- Book: The Travellers: Lizzie. Ransom . 2015 . 102 . 9781781279694 .
- Book: The Travellers: Ben . Ransom . 2015 . 120 . 9781781279700 .
- Book: Forgotten Footprints . Troika . 2017 . 272 . 978-1909991491.
- Book: My Sister's Perfect Husband . Ransom . 2018 . 9781785912573.
- Book: The Blue Eyed Aborigine . Troika . 2018 . 224 . 978-1909991507.
- Book: The Stonekeeper's Child Book 1 The Call . 2019 . 178 . 978-1788769259. Hayes . Rosemary .
- Book: The Stonekeeper's Child Book 2 Kalen's Revenge . 2019 . 162 . 978-1788769242 . Hayes . Rosemary .
- Book: Break Out . The Book Guild . 2022 . 186 . 978-1913913861.
- Book: The King's Command: for God or country . 2023 . 979-8852282477.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.letchworthsettlement.co.uk
- Book: Walden Writers Three: an anthology of short stories, poetry and articles of interest. Walden Writers, UK. Autumn 2010.
- Web site: Walden Writers.
- Web site: Security Check Required. Facebook.
- Web site: Society of Authors - Protecting the rights and furthering the interests of authors.
- Web site: East Anglian Writers - East Anglian Writers Home Page. East Anglian Writers.
- Web site: Scattered Authors' Society - Who are we?.
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/zz8fhdky38jmb5c/Booklaunch_Social_WIP01.mp4?dl=0 Booklaunch