Liz Kessler
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Liz Kessler is a British
author
of children's books, most notably a series about a half-mermaid
called Emily Windsnap.
. She grew up in Southport
in the North West of England, and has also lived in Manchester and Cheshire.
Liz studied English at Loughborough University
, then did a teaching qualifaction at Keele University
, and more recently did a Masters in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University
.
She has worked as a teacher, teaching English and Media Studies, and has also run Creative Writing courses. Liz was also a journalist working on local and regional newspapers in both York and Manchester.
She did a brief interview with the BBC about creative writing. She is represented by the Felicity Bryan
Literary Agency, and her books are published by Orion Children's Books.
The Emily Windsnap series was #10 on the New York Times bestseller list for a new release in a children's series on May 20, 2007.
After the first three books, Liz Kessler said she was finished with the Emily Windsnap series but she was convinced to write another by her readers, and Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret was released April 27, 2010. The Emily Windsnap Friendship Book was released in summer of 2008.
Her books are written at a level suitable for grades 4 to 7.
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of children's books, most notably a series about a half-mermaid
Mermaid
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...
called Emily Windsnap.
Biography
Liz Kessler lives in St Ives, CornwallSt Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
. She grew up in Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
in the North West of England, and has also lived in Manchester and Cheshire.
Liz studied English at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
, then did a teaching qualifaction at Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
, and more recently did a Masters in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
.
She has worked as a teacher, teaching English and Media Studies, and has also run Creative Writing courses. Liz was also a journalist working on local and regional newspapers in both York and Manchester.
She did a brief interview with the BBC about creative writing. She is represented by the Felicity Bryan
Felicity Bryan
Felicity Bryan is founder of Felicity Bryan Associates, a literary agency based in Oxford. She is co-founder of the Laurence Stern Fellowship on the Washington Post.Bryan, the second of three daughters of Paul Bryan and Betty Bryan, was brought up in Yorkshire...
Literary Agency, and her books are published by Orion Children's Books.
The Emily Windsnap series
Emily Windsnap is a 12-year-old girl who lives alone with her mother on a boat by the seaside. When Emily takes swimming lessons, she finds out something she did not know about herself: when fully immersed in water she has a mermaid's tail. However, her mother appears to remember nothing about mermaids or even Emily's own father. Now Emily embarks on a trip through the mermaid realm to find out the truth about her, her father and mother, and the unusual Mr. Beeston, the lighthouse keeper.The Emily Windsnap series was #10 on the New York Times bestseller list for a new release in a children's series on May 20, 2007.
After the first three books, Liz Kessler said she was finished with the Emily Windsnap series but she was convinced to write another by her readers, and Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret was released April 27, 2010. The Emily Windsnap Friendship Book was released in summer of 2008.
Her books are written at a level suitable for grades 4 to 7.
Emily Windsnap
- The Tail of Emily WindsnapThe Tail of Emily WindsnapThe Tail of Emily Windsnap is a children's fantasy novel written by Liz Kessler. The story is about a land-born half-mermaid who discovers her heritage and relizez everything is not what it seams.- Following books :...
(2003) - Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the DeepEmily Windsnap and the Monster from the DeepEmily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep is the sequel to The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler. It was first published in 2004.This story is told in two parts...
(2004) - Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the MistEmily Windsnap and the Castle in the MistEmily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist is a 2007 children's book written by the New York Times bestselling author Liz Kessler.Continuing after "Emily Windsnap and the Monster From the Deep", Emily discovers a pretty ring that was moved from the Kraken's lair after he was set free. Emily puts it...
(2006) - Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (2010)
Philippa Fisher
- Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister (2008)
- Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker's DaughterPhilippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker's DaughterPhilippa Fisher and the Dream Maker's Daughter is a children's fantasy novel written by Liz Kessler, the author of the Emily Windsnap series. Philippa Fisher and the Dream Maker's Daughter is the sequel to Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister and is the second book in the series. It was first...
(2009) - Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy's Promise (2010)