Christine Lovatt
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Christine Lovatt is an Australia
n crossword puzzle
compiler and co-founder of Lovatts Publications, an Australian magazine company that publishes crossword
and sudoku
puzzles.
, South London to David Evans, a Welsh
engineer, and Mary Sullivan, an Irish
nurse.
She completed Nurse's training at Guy's Hospital
in 1973. In 1974, Christine travelled to Australia for a working holiday, and after several years working as a nurse in Queensland, decided to permanently settle. During this time, she met journalist James Lovatt, and they were married in 1978.
. In 1978 they launched their own publishing company.
The first magazine published by Lovatts Publications was Colossus, a collection of Giant crosswords. By 2008, her company was publishing 20 titles in Australia and New Zealand, and 4 titles in the United Kingdom. Some of these include BIG
, Colossus, Starhunt, Holiday Collection, Mega and Super Sudoku.
Christine Lovatt is best known for her cryptic and giant crosswords. Christine's BIG Crossword has been appearing in Woman's Day
for over twenty years and Christine's Cryptic also appears weekly. Her Colossus is a regular feature in the Australian Women's Weekly
.
and Simon Townsend's Wonder World
and is frequently featured on radio talkshows, including ABC
, 2UE
, and 4BG (Brisbane).
In March 2009, James and Christine were featured on ABC Radio's
Conversations with Richard Fidler
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n crossword puzzle
Crossword Puzzle
For the common puzzle, see CrosswordCrossword Puzzle was the second to last album made by The Partridge Family and was not one of the most popular albums. It was released in 1973 and did not produce a U.S. single. This album was finally released on CD in 2003 on Arista's BMG Heritage label...
compiler and co-founder of Lovatts Publications, an Australian magazine company that publishes crossword
Crossword
A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer...
and sudoku
Sudoku
is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9...
puzzles.
Early life
She was born and raised in CarshaltonCarshalton
Carshalton is a suburban area of the London Borough of Sutton, England. It is located 10 miles south-southwest of Charing Cross, situated in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the centre of the village. The combined population of the five wards...
, South London to David Evans, a Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
engineer, and Mary Sullivan, an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
nurse.
She completed Nurse's training at Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...
in 1973. In 1974, Christine travelled to Australia for a working holiday, and after several years working as a nurse in Queensland, decided to permanently settle. During this time, she met journalist James Lovatt, and they were married in 1978.
Career
Together with James, she compiled crosswords for several newspapers and magazines, including PeoplePeople (Australian magazine)
People is a weekly Australian lad's mag published by ACP Publishing, a division of PBL Media. It has been published since the 1950s. It is not to be confused with the gossip magazine known by that name in the United States; that magazine is published under the name Who in Australia.People focuses...
. In 1978 they launched their own publishing company.
The first magazine published by Lovatts Publications was Colossus, a collection of Giant crosswords. By 2008, her company was publishing 20 titles in Australia and New Zealand, and 4 titles in the United Kingdom. Some of these include BIG
Big
Big is a 1988 romantic comedy film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged to adulthood overnight...
, Colossus, Starhunt, Holiday Collection, Mega and Super Sudoku.
Christine Lovatt is best known for her cryptic and giant crosswords. Christine's BIG Crossword has been appearing in Woman's Day
Australian Consolidated Press
ACP Magazines , a subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment Co., is an Australian media company. It publishes the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of Woman's Day....
for over twenty years and Christine's Cryptic also appears weekly. Her Colossus is a regular feature in the Australian Women's Weekly
Australian Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by ACP Magazines, a division of PBL Media based in Sydney. Audited circulation in 2009 exceeded 500,000 copies monthly, making it the largest magazine in Australia.-History:...
.
Publicity
Christine has appeared on many Australian TV shows, including A Current Affair, 11am11AM (TV series)
11AM was a news magazine program that aired on the Seven Network from 11am AEST to midday from 1975 to 1999.The hour-long news program started in 1975 with Roger Climpson presenting, with a number of high-profile presenters since, including Clive Robertson, Vincent Smith, Paul Lyneham, Kerry...
and Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Simon Townsend's Wonder World! was a multi-award–winning Australian children's television show that aired on the Ten Network from 1979 until 1986...
and is frequently featured on radio talkshows, including ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, 2UE
2UE
2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
, and 4BG (Brisbane).
In March 2009, James and Christine were featured on ABC Radio's
612 ABC Brisbane
612 ABC Brisbane is an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the largest stations in the network, serving as a base for Queensland programming - many programs are broadcast across the ABC Local Radio network in regional and rural areas of Queensland when those stations are...
Conversations with Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler is a well-known Australian Republican and Australian ABC TV and radio presenter. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as a member of the Doug Anthony All Stars , an Australian musical comedy group also comprising Tim Ferguson and Paul McDermott...
.
Personal life
Christine has three children and currently resides in Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast.External links
- Lovatts Puzzles and Crosswords - The Official Australian Site
- YouPlay - Online Puzzles
- PuzzlExperts - Christine Lovatts' crossword syndication services
- MPA Lovatts Publications - Magazine Publishers of Australia
- Radio Interview - Christine Lovatt on Conversations with Richard Fidler