Sharon Tregenza (née Rosewall) is a British author of children's books, stories and verse.
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| Born | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | MA in Creative Writing, MA in Writing for Young People |
| Genre | Children's mystery fiction |
| Notable works | Tarantula Tide, The Shiver Stone, The Jewelled Jaguar, Stargazey Pie |
| Children | Ross Tragenza, 1 daughter |
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She was born and grew up in Penzance, Cornwall. Her work, described as mystery with a touch of magic, has been published and broadcast worldwide.
Personal life
editTregenza travelled widely with her husband and two children, living for many years in Cyprus, Dubai and Sharjah, where she worked in the library of the American School of Dubai and then taught conversational English to local girls before returning to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Bristol.
After moving to Pembrokeshire, she completed her MA in creative writing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and more recently acquired a second MA in writing for young people at Bath Spa University.
Tregenza is a member of The Society of Authors, The Scattered Authors Society, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Children's Book Insider.
Tregenza now lives, and writes, in a converted chapel in the village of Box, just outside the historic city of Bath.
Awards & Prizes
edit- Calderdale Best Children's Book of the Year, 2018, for Jewelled Jaguar[1]
- Fantastic Book Award
- East Sussex Children's Book
- Kelpie's Prize, for Tarantula Tide[2]
- Heart of Hawick Award
- Tir Na n-Og Welsh Children's Book Award (twice), 2018, shortlisted for Jewelled Jaguar[3]
- North Somerset Teacher's Book Award (twice), shortlisted
Books
editTarantula Tide
editPublished 16 October 2008 by Floris,[4]
In August 2008, Sharon won Floris Books' Kelpies Prize 2008 Award at the Edinburgh Book Festival.[2] As a result, the book she submitted, Tarantula Tide, about young sleuths in Shetland, was published by Floris, on 16 October 2008. The book also received the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award, voted for by schoolchildren, in 2010.[5]
The Shiver Stone
editPublished 2014 by Firefly Press,[6] Illustrated by Xavier Bonet, cover design Zoe Draws Things. The Shiver Stone is a middle-grade thriller set in a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
The Jewelled Jaguar
editPublished 15 September 2017 by Firefly Press,[6] illustrated by Xavier Bonet, cover design Zoe Draws Things.
Stargazey Pie
edit'Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 8: Stargazey Pie - Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks'
Published 26th Oct 2020
Family
editTregenza's son (Ross Tragenza) works in video game music and helped compose the soundtrack for TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, The Crysis Series and Deathloop where the soundtrack was nominated for a BAFTA in 2022 and for an award at The Game Awards 2021. He also worked on some additions to the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack where the score was also nominated for the same category at The Game Awards 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Double author shortlisting!". www.lindsayliteraryagency.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Kelpies Prize for arachnophobe Sharon". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Bookchat: Top five children's books in East Sussex (and events July 16 onwards)". hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Sharon Tregenza - Tarantula Tide - Floris Books". www.florisbooks.co.uk.
- ^ Heart of Hawick 2010 Awards
- ^ a b "The Shiver Stone at Firefly Press".
