Keith Charters
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Keith Charters is a British author and publisher.
Born in Edinburgh
, he grew up in Glasgow
where he attended the University of Strathclyde, before he moved to London
in 1986, where he lived until 2002. His first novel for children, Lee and the Consul Mutants was published in 2004 and his second, Lee Goes For Gold, in 2006. Those two books claimed the no.1 and no.4 slots respectively in the Children's Best Sellers list published by The Herald. In early 2007 Lee's Holiday Showdown was launched and was similarly well received.
Keith is well known for presenting at hundreds of schools throughout the UK and Ireland and for appearing at book festivals. March 2008 will see him visiting 27 schools. In September 2008 he will present at the Islay Book Festival, followed by the Arran Book Festival. In November 2008 he will be part of the Imprint Book Festival in East Ayrshire. On the 19th of October 2009 he will doing a reading in Carrigaline Library, Cork.
In 2006 Keith established Strident Publishing Company
in Scotland
, to promote and publish new books for children. Strident has had great success with titles such as DarkIsle (www.darkislethebook.co.uk), by D A Nelson, which has been sold around the world.
Born in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, he grew up in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
where he attended the University of Strathclyde, before he moved to London
London
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in 1986, where he lived until 2002. His first novel for children, Lee and the Consul Mutants was published in 2004 and his second, Lee Goes For Gold, in 2006. Those two books claimed the no.1 and no.4 slots respectively in the Children's Best Sellers list published by The Herald. In early 2007 Lee's Holiday Showdown was launched and was similarly well received.
Keith is well known for presenting at hundreds of schools throughout the UK and Ireland and for appearing at book festivals. March 2008 will see him visiting 27 schools. In September 2008 he will present at the Islay Book Festival, followed by the Arran Book Festival. In November 2008 he will be part of the Imprint Book Festival in East Ayrshire. On the 19th of October 2009 he will doing a reading in Carrigaline Library, Cork.
In 2006 Keith established Strident Publishing Company
Strident Publishing Company
The Strident Publishing Company is a book publisher founded in 2005 and based in Glasgow. In early 2006 its first two titles Lee and the Consul Mutants and Lee Goes For Gold, both by author Keith A Charters, claimed the number one and number four slots respectively in the Children's Best Sellers...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, to promote and publish new books for children. Strident has had great success with titles such as DarkIsle (www.darkislethebook.co.uk), by D A Nelson, which has been sold around the world.