Mandy Coe
BIOGRAPHY
Mandy Coe writes for adults and children. Her poetry has been broadcast on BBC radio and television and published in magazines and newspapers including the TV Times, the TES and the Guardian.
Mandy lives in liverpool. Her work has won a number of awards and she is a Hawthornden Fellow.
WEBSITE
GENRE
Poetry
PUBLICATIONS | PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Mandy reads at poetry events and literature festivals across the UK.
Poems from both her collections: 'Pinning the Tail on the Donkey' (Spike) and 'The Weight of Cows' (Shoestring) have been included in the Forward Anthologies. Her first collection was shortlisted for the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. Her third collection is to be published, spring 2009.
Her poetry for children has been widely anthologised by pubishers such as Hodder, Macmillan and Bloomsbury.
WORKSHOP | READINGS EXPERIENCE","REFERENCE/S
Mandy runs poetry workshops with children and adults in schools, libraries and arts venues such as Liverpool Tate, The Royal Festival Hall and The Barbican.
Mandy also delivers INSET and CPD training for teachers and writers. She was a judge for the Children's Poetry Bookshelf's National Poetry Competition and works for the CPB as a selector.
REFERENCE/S
Angel Dahouk,
Education Officer
The Poetry Society
22 Betterton Street
London WC2H 9BX
Kaye Tew
Outreach Co-ordinator
Faculty of Humanities, Law & Social Science, 103 Geoffry Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
M15 6LL
GROUP SIZE PREFERENCE
15 (negotiable)
GROUP AGE PREFERENCE
Any
WORKING LANGUAGE/S
English
AREA/S PREPARED TO TRAVEL
UK
OTHER INFORMATION
With fellow poet, Jean Sprackland, Mandy co-authored 'Our thoughts are bees: Writers Working in Schools'.
Andrew Motion, POET LAUREATE said of the book: “…it is useful, practical, detailed and inspiring. Writers and teachers will find it invaluable. I recommend it whole-heartedly”
“This is a very important book for teachers, writers and literary organisations – the honest, comprehensive resource we’ve all been waiting for.”
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For more information on 'Our thoughts are bees' see www.wordplaypress.com
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