Kirsten Espensen (died 29 October, 2021), known by her pen name Kit Berry, was an English author. She was known as the author of the Stonewylde series, a fantasy series set in the fictional community of Stonewylde, which attracted an online cult following.[1][2]
Kit Berry | |
|---|---|
| Died | 29 October 2021 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Fantasy, Urban fantasy |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editEspensen lived in Weymouth in Dorset for many years, where she studied for her first degree in English and Media Studies at the then Dorset Institute of Higher Education. She then trained to be a teacher, and taught at local schools.[2]
She became a full-time author and initially published the Stonewylde series under her own self-created publishing label Moongazy Publishing, before signing with Orion Publishing,[2][3][4] citing online social networking as one of the reasons behind the series' success.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Magus of Stonewylde
- Moondance of Stonewylde
- Solstice at Stonewylde
- Shadows at Stonewylde
- Shaman of Stonewylde
References
edit- ^ Bowers, Mary. Britain’s not so wicked witches. The Times, 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Former Weymouth teacher launches new book in Dorchester". Dorset Echo. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Weymouth teacher bags six-figure book deal". Dorset Echo. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Gollancz signs self-published author for six figures | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Author Kit Berry on how she got a book deal by building a social network | FutureBook". 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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External links
edit- The official Stonewylde site
- Kit Berry at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Magus of Stonewylde review by BookGeeks
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