Veronica Henry
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Veronica Henry is an author, TV script writer and journalist
. She has written seven novels, published by publishers including; Penguin Books
(UK), Orion Books (UK) and Random House
(US).
Her UK script writing TV credits include Boon (TV series)
, Heartbeat (UK TV series), Doctors (2000 TV series), Family Affairs
, Crossroads (TV series) and Holby City
She was educated both in the US and the UK. She attended but was expelled from the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army
, moving eventually on to the University of Bristol
to study Classics
.
Her first job in the media was with the BBC
where she secured a job on The Archers
, her duties ranged from organising Shula Archer’s wedding photographs with Patrick Lichfield to acting the part of Peaches the barmaid in the Cat and Fiddle. She also wrote several episodes for this radio show.
From there she went to Central Television to script-edit Crossroads (TV series) and Boon (TV series)
. She then left to have her first child and became a scriptwriter, writing for UK television. In 2000, her first book was published by Penguin Books
. She is a member of the Holby City
writing team.
Veronica Henry lives in North Devon
with her husband and their three sons.
‘Marriage and Other Games’ has been listed (14 December 2009) in the final top 20 for ‘Romantic Novel of the Year Award’ by the Romantic Novelists' Association
for 2010. This is the second time this author has been nominated, the previous time was in 2006 where 'An Eligible Bachelor' made the shortlist.
More editions of Honeycote: Honeycote: Hardcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754018261.
Honeycote: Softcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754092070
Making Hay: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141003073.
More editions of Making Hay: Making Hay: Softcover, Paragon House Publishers, ISBN 0754093344.
Making Hay: Hardcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754019756.
Wild Oats: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141012358.
An Eligible Bachelor: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141012366.
More editions of An Eligible Bachelor: An Eligible Bachelor A Novel: Softcover, Crown Publishing Group, ISBN 0307338614
Love on the Rocks: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 014102156X.
More editions of Love on the Rocks:Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, Chivers Audio Books, ISBN 1405605596.
Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, BBC Audiobooks, ISBN 1405617381.
Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0718149351.
Just A Family Affair: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752889826.
More editions of Just A Family Affair: Just A Family Affair: Hardcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752889141.
Marriage And Other Games: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752883267.
The Beach Hut: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 1409119955.
The Internet Movie Database list of UK TV Scripts as Ronnie Henry http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1935241/
Shortlisted for the 2006 RNA book award http://www.rna-uk.org/index.php?page=article&id=30
List of music contributions during 1980's and 1990s on Discogs.com http://www.discogs.com/artist/Veronica+Henry
Interview for Orion Books with Danuta Kean http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/interview.aspx?ID=11096
Articles written for Daily Mail
(UK) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Veronica+Henry
Published articles by Veronica Henry http://journalisted.com/veronica-henry
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She has written seven novels, published by publishers including; Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
(UK), Orion Books (UK) and Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
(US).
Her UK script writing TV credits include Boon (TV series)
Boon (TV series)
Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV...
, Heartbeat (UK TV series), Doctors (2000 TV series), Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, Crossroads (TV series) and Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
She was educated both in the US and the UK. She attended but was expelled from the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army
Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army
The Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army was a girls' boarding school situated in Bath, England. In 1998 it was incorporated into the Royal High School.- Early history :...
, moving eventually on to 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...
to study Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
.
Her first job in the media was with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
where she secured a job on The Archers
The Archers
The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
, her duties ranged from organising Shula Archer’s wedding photographs with Patrick Lichfield to acting the part of Peaches the barmaid in the Cat and Fiddle. She also wrote several episodes for this radio show.
From there she went to Central Television to script-edit Crossroads (TV series) and Boon (TV series)
Boon (TV series)
Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV...
. She then left to have her first child and became a scriptwriter, writing for UK television. In 2000, her first book was published by Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
. She is a member of the Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
writing team.
Veronica Henry lives in North Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
with her husband and their three sons.
‘Marriage and Other Games’ has been listed (14 December 2009) in the final top 20 for ‘Romantic Novel of the Year Award’ by the Romantic Novelists' Association
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...
for 2010. This is the second time this author has been nominated, the previous time was in 2006 where 'An Eligible Bachelor' made the shortlist.
Novels
Honeycote: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141003065.More editions of Honeycote: Honeycote: Hardcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754018261.
Honeycote: Softcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754092070
Making Hay: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141003073.
More editions of Making Hay: Making Hay: Softcover, Paragon House Publishers, ISBN 0754093344.
Making Hay: Hardcover, Chivers Press, ISBN 0754019756.
Wild Oats: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141012358.
An Eligible Bachelor: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0141012366.
More editions of An Eligible Bachelor: An Eligible Bachelor A Novel: Softcover, Crown Publishing Group, ISBN 0307338614
Love on the Rocks: Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 014102156X.
More editions of Love on the Rocks:Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, Chivers Audio Books, ISBN 1405605596.
Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, BBC Audiobooks, ISBN 1405617381.
Love on the Rocks: Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited, ISBN 0718149351.
Just A Family Affair: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752889826.
More editions of Just A Family Affair: Just A Family Affair: Hardcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752889141.
Marriage And Other Games: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 0752883267.
The Beach Hut: Softcover, Orion Books Limited, ISBN 1409119955.
External Reference
The Internet Movie Database list of UK TV Scripts as Veronica Henry http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378021/The Internet Movie Database list of UK TV Scripts as Ronnie Henry http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1935241/
Shortlisted for the 2006 RNA book award http://www.rna-uk.org/index.php?page=article&id=30
List of music contributions during 1980's and 1990s on Discogs.com http://www.discogs.com/artist/Veronica+Henry
Interview for Orion Books with Danuta Kean http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/interview.aspx?ID=11096
Articles written for Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
(UK) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Veronica+Henry
Published articles by Veronica Henry http://journalisted.com/veronica-henry