Chrissie Glazebrook
Chrissie Glazebrook | |
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Born | [1][2] | 19 March 1945
Died | 7 December 2007[1][2] Scarborough, England[1][2] | (aged 62)
Occupation | Arts administrator, writer, secretary, journalist, broadcaster[1][2] |
Nationality | British |
Notable awards | The Waterstones Prize for Prose[3] 1998 Time to Write Award[4] 2002 |
Website | |
Shuffling Off |
Chrissie Glazebrook, adopted as Christine Ann Wright (19 March 1945 – 7 December 2007) was a British writer, known for her novel The Madolescents (2001).
Early life and marriage
Glazebrook was adopted at 8 weeks by Mary and Ernest Wright and brought up in the
Career
Before her writing career, Glazebrook had a number of jobs, including in a zoo and managing a vegetarian restaurant.[2][3] She also worked at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.[6] From 1982 to 1990 she worked as a freelance writer and broadcaster.[2] She wrote for the magazine Jackie.[2][1][5] She produced Flavour of the Month, a cookery programme, for Tyne Tees Television, and also worked as a television presenter for Tyne Tees.[1][2][5]
In 1991 Glazebrook became an Arts Administrator at Northern Arts.[1][2] She was one of the founders of ProudWORDS, a gay and lesbian literature festival.[1][2][5] In 1998 Glazebrook completed an MA in creative writing at Northumbria University.[1][5][7]
Her first novel, The Madolescents, was published in 2001.[1][2][5] Ray French said of the teenage narrator that "Rowena's cynical, fragile, vulgar voice is a delight".[8]
Glazebrook was part of a network of Northern writers, particularly women, including Julia Darling.[1][2][5]
Illness and death
Glazebrook had depression.[1][2][5]
In 2006 she was diagnosed with
Selected works
Glazebrook's publications include:[9]
- The Pocket Guide to Men (1986)
- "The Full Monty", in Biting Back : new fiction from the North, (ed) Kitty Fitzgerald (IRON, 2001)
- The Madolescents (Heinemann/Arrow, 2002)
- Blue Spark Sisters (Heinemann/Arrow, 2003)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q O'Brien, Sean (11 December 2007). "Chrissie Glazebrook". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Fitzgerald, Kitty (14 December 2007). "Chrissie Glazebrook: Writer with a slapstick, acid wit". Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-09-943504-4.
- ISBN 978-1-135-35631-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chrissie Glazebrook". Family Announcements. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Administration". Scarborough In The Round. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Creative Writing Student Successes". Northumbria University. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ French, Ray (13 November 2007). "Ray French's top 10 black comedies". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Chrissie Glazebrook". Northern Writers' Awards. Retrieved 17 August 2018.