The Writers of Wales Database

GILL, JEAN

Address: Les Acacias, les Grands Moulins, 26220 Dieulefit, France
Blog: http://jeangill.blogspot.com/
Email: jean.gill@wanadoo.fr
Website: www.jeangill.com

Author of 14 published books, including fiction, teenage fiction, non–fiction and poetry. Jean is an experienced writer-in-residence with people of all ages and abilities/ disabilities, working alone or in collaboration with other writers or artists. She has edited and published writing produced during workshops. Readings/ workshops can sometimes be organised during her trips back to south Wales. Contact her well in advance of any event and she'll see what she can manage.

'Crystal Balls' was shortlisted for the Cinnamon Press Novella Award 2007 and Jean won the Writers Inc Writers of the Year Competition 2008 in the Writing For Children [8-12 years] category with her story 'The Big Issue' and gained 2nd place in the Journalism section for her piece, 'The Dog that Cries ‘Wolf!’'.

Reviews:
With respect to Someone to Look Up To

'By the end, I was a dog,'
Norah, Yorkshire reader

'Enchanting, moving, well-constructed, informative without being heavy. There should be a book like this for every breed..'
Michel Hasbrouck, international dog trainer and author of bestselling Gentle Dog Training

'I've never read anything like it. Very entertaining,'
Dr Florence Guérin, Dental Surgeon, dog breeder and Crufts winner with her O Nut Glen Irish terriers

Selected Publications:
With Double Blade (National Poetry Foundation 1988)
From Bedtime On (National Poetry Foundation 1996)
Snake on Saturdays (Gomer, 2001)
On the Other Hand (Dinas, 2005)
Faithful Through Hard Times (lulu 2008)
Someone to look up to (Callio Press 2010)
How Blue is my Valley (lulu.com, 2009)
San Fairy Anne (lulu 2010)
Crystal Balls (lulu.com, 2010)
Song at Dawn (lulu 2011)


Contributed to:
From Bedtime On (co-writer) (National Poetry Foundation 1996)

Eligible Writers on Tour subjects offered:

1. Read and discuss own work
2. Fact and fiction - the boundaries
3. Workshops (poetry, prose and drama) - will work on a given theme

 AGE RANGE: 5-110 for 3; 14 upwards for 1. and 2.