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Emma Newman

Emma Newman

About

Author of the forthcoming Twenty Years Later (Fall 2010), Emma was born in a tiny coastal village in Cornwall, south west England, during one of the hottest summers on record. Four years later she started to write stories and never stopped until she penned a short story that secured her a place at Oxford University to read Experimental Psychology.

After graduation, a ten year writing hiatus followed, during which Emma distracted herself with becoming a web site information architect, dabbling with being a designer dressmaker and working for a magazine publisher. She even went to such lengths as becoming a psychology teacher in central London for four years, in the madness of convincing herself that she wasn’t a writer. Ironically, it was during this time she wrote Twenty Years Later, cramming chapters in between teaching classes and on the commutes in and out of the great city.

Emma now lives in Somerset with her husband, her son and her books, where all are loved dearly. She runs her own copywriting business and a free short story club on her blog. Nowadays, Emma knows better than to avoid writing, otherwise it gets angry and comes looking for her.

Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

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<p>Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of &quot;Computer Speak,&quot; this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss&quot; by GTMA Review. &quot;I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!&quot; Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>

Story Behind The Book

In 2009, Emma Newman started a short story club on her blog which now has over 300 members. Free to join, members receive a short story in their inbox every month, inspired by a winning prompt submitted to the blog. The winning commenter has the opportunity to read the story prior to its release to the club. In early 2010, between short story club stories and flash fiction written for her blog, Emma realised she had enough to create a small anthology. Keen to experiment with self-publishing, she produced an e-book entitled ‘From Dark Places’ containing 11 short stories, sold via Smashwords. During this time, eMergent Publishing commissioned Emma to write a second short story for their Chinese Whisperings anthologies, after the success of The Red Book in 2009. After such a positive experience with the company, Emma approached eMergent in late 2010 to hire them to edit an extended second edition of From Dark Places. Instead, eMergent Publishing offered Emma a contract to publish a new edition of the anthology in traditional and digital formats. The 2011 edition of ‘From Dark Places’ contains 25 stories, including one written specifically for inclusion in the new collection.

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<p>“Newman is unafraid to explore the darker side of fiction and, by extension, life. The stories are by turns touching and funny and heart warming. And dark. In places very, very dark. Leave the light on.”<br /><em><strong>DAN POWELL, 2010 Yeovil Literary Prize winner</strong></em><strong><br /></strong>(Short Story)</p><p></p> <p>“Gods, demons and angels inhabit these pages, as much at home as the cheating spouses, spurned lovers and ugly, foul-mouthed orphans. Newman is a powerful emerging voice in dark fiction. I’ll be watching out for more of her stuff. You should too.”</p><em><strong>ALAN BAXTER , Author of ‘RealmShift’ and ‘MageSign’</strong></em><br /><div>With these short stories Emma Newman proved to me that she is indeed the master of the dark twist. Spooky mixed with a touch of humour that makes it all the more entertaining, this collection is a great sampler of her work, showing her many skills when it comes to creating (and abusing!) memorable characters in not many words. I agree with Steve Weaver's review: it would be amazing to hear her read these stories out loud. Great collection, Emma-- I can't wait to read what you produce next! <br />Jen Brubacher<br /><br />Once again we are entertained and delighted by a hot new author on the scene. Emma Newman brings back insinuation and innuendo as an art form; reminiscent of the twilight zone or Outer limits. In an age of verbal overkill, Emma proves that less can be more! The only way it could have been the smallest bit more enjoyable was had she read them aloud.. If you have not heard her, then rush over to her website and indulge in some audio treats!!! Kudos and congratulations, I look forward to your next work.<br /><br />Steve Weaver</div>