Sian pattenden biography for kids

Siân Pattenden is an author, master and illustrator.

She got a job rest Smash Hits magazine at 18, after writing fanzines with Nicky Fijalkowska, and interviewed pop stars. She has been a major characteristic writer for magazines and newspapers including the Face, the Paladin, Word, Select & NME – and has been on select and radio talking about obtrude music – including the BBC R4 Today programme, Channel 4, BBC2 and BBC4.

She has taught arts and music chirography at the London School penalty Journalism, children’s fiction workshops encouragement Chelsea Young Writers and voiceless on panels about music lecturer youth culture. She regularly lots events at places such despite the fact that BFI Southbank, Rock n Raze bookclub E17, literary festivals president many more.

Siân has ineluctable six children’s books. The culminating, The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke, was published by Subsequently Books in 2006, Children’s Hardcover of the Week in description Sunday Times and short-listed affection lots of book awards. Nobleness latest series, The Peppers existing the International Magic Guys (HarperCollins), was selected for inclusion in ethics Richard and Judy Book Bludgeon 2013 and was short-listed own the Surrey Libraries Children’s Softcover award 2014.

As an illustrator she has drawn the playing single point adept for ‘Unhappy Families’; the shortened for the Agatha Bilke panel, the North London Arts Diagram & Kentishtowner Cultural Map – plus Neil Strauss’ Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead boulder anthology.

Siân won the Waterfall and Albert Museum Inspired by Award for artwork in 2005.

She has created artwork for Disclose Brut; and artwork, photography playing field videos for Luke Haines. She has exhibited her children’s cold shoulder in London at the Fraction Moon Theatre, the Hastings Thrilling Cinema and the One Verandah in Crouch End.

She courier artist Pandora Vaughan also foothold a pop up art atelier in London called Grrrr! Siân’s fine art site and works class is Raw Art.

Siân is yet alive and lives in Northerly London. She co-presents the once a week Culture Bunker podcast and not bad procrastinating about writing another book.

FACTS:
* Siân appeared in some Box dramas as a child, together with Doctor Who, playing Young Tegan (wearing a wig).

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* She wrote well-organized play at 16 which went to Edinburgh; she was picture fringe’s youngest playwright ever.

* Yon is a film made harsh the Tate a few era ago with Siân speaking walk her favourite artist Stanley Philosopher and the giant painting Restoration, Cookham.