Kirsty McKay
Kirsty McKay (* in England ) is a British writer in the field of youth literature .
Life
Kirsty McKay was born and raised in North East England. She trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then worked as a stage actress for several years. She then ran her own small theater as a producer . During this time she began to write plays for children.
In 2008 she was discovered as a promising new writer by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators . As a result, works by McKay have been published in the annual anthology Undiscovered Voices . In 2011 her first book Undead was published . In 2012 its sequel Unfed was published. She also continues to write for theaters in the UK and North America .
She is married and has two daughters. She now lives with her family in Boston , Massachusetts .
Publications
- Undead (September 2011) (German: Undead - run while you still can , 2012)
- Unfed (September 2012) ( Eng .: Undead - You are back and hungry , 2013)
- Killer Game (July 2015) (German: "play2live", 2016)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on the website of David Higham Associates ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | McKay, Kirsty |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer in the field of youth literature |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | England |