ANNE MANSON

ABOUT ME

So, you want to know something about me…

I was born in America, but I’ve lived and worked just about everywhere in the world.

Things I’ve done:

• Kayaked with dolphins

• Run in the mountains of Colorado

• Swum in the ice-cold waters off Prince Edward Island

• Conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

• Biked in the mountains above Salzburg

• Read hundreds of spy stories and action/adventures

• Circumnavigated the globe by sailboat…

Well, actually, I haven’t done the last one, but I’d like to.

I grew up with a series of dogs and cats, occasional chickens, two African quail, parakeets, hamsters, rabbits and very accomodating parents. I spent lots of time outdoors: hiking mountains, mowing lawns, fishing, sledding, snowshoeing, and swimming in ponds, lakes and the ocean. 

I started writing when I was really little. My first story was called "Good Fox and Bad Fox"... but I got better at titles later on. I wrote all the time - stories and novels, poetry, 'newspaper' articles, and loads of letters to my friends. 

Now I'm grown up, I have two boys and a small dog called Snowy, who does occasional detective work, mainly food-related. My sons read everything I write and are kind enough to tell me everything that’s wrong with it. I like to go on adventures with them in the wild, or just hang out, laughing hard at my own jokes. 

I live in London, but dream about the coast of Maine, and I like to pretend I can look out my window and see gulls smashing shellfish on the rocks. 

I have a Masters in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, and I just won PaperBound Magazine's Writing Prize for my short story, Winter.  (And yes, I'm the same Anne Manson who conducts orchestras and operas...)

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