Sharon Tregenza
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Sharon Tregenza is a British author of children's books, stories and verse. Tregenza's work, famous for its quirky wit has been published and broadcast worldwide.
In her early thirties she left Cornwall to live in Cyprus
, where her writing career began. She then moved to Dubai
and Sharjah
where she wrote stories and fact columns for the Khaleej Times
children's magazine Young Times
before returning to the United Kingdom
in 1996 to study at the University of Bristol
. She later completed her MA in Creative Writing
at the University of Wales
. She is a member of The Society of Authors, SCBWI and CBI.
Tregenza’s children inherited her creativity and she has a daughter, Natasha Greig, who is a photographer while her son Ross Tregenza is a musician.
She now lives, with her husband, on the Pembrokeshire
border in a beautiful medieval watermill complete with lake and ducks.
In August 2008, Sharon won Floris Books' Kelpies Prize 2008 Award at the Edinburgh Book Festival. As a result, the book she submitted, Tarantula Tide, about young sleuths on Shetland, was published by Floris, on 16 October 2008.
In her early thirties she left Cornwall to live in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, where her writing career began. She then moved to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
where she wrote stories and fact columns for the Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
The Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Traditionally perceived as the second most popular newspaper in the UAE, Khaleej Times has struggled to keep up its circulation and entered 2011 with a print run of just under 40,000 copies...
children's magazine Young Times
Young times
Young Times is an English-language magazine for children and young adults, published in the UAE by Khaleej Times. It was continuously published for about 25 years and was the most popular weekly magazine for teenagers in the Gulf region during its run. Its sections include health, jokes, comics,...
before returning to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1996 to study at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
. She later completed her MA in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
at the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
. She is a member of The Society of Authors, SCBWI and CBI.
Tregenza’s children inherited her creativity and she has a daughter, Natasha Greig, who is a photographer while her son Ross Tregenza is a musician.
She now lives, with her husband, on the Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
border in a beautiful medieval watermill complete with lake and ducks.
In August 2008, Sharon won Floris Books' Kelpies Prize 2008 Award at the Edinburgh Book Festival. As a result, the book she submitted, Tarantula Tide, about young sleuths on Shetland, was published by Floris, on 16 October 2008.