CURRENT WRITING PROJECTS - download fiction here
- Seeking the right agent for ‘Jigsaw’.
- Working on a combined art and writing project with artist Kate Brown for distribution in the summer.
- Writing a children’s story to perform at Thornborough Festival.
- Developing her second - magical realist - novel ‘The Sound of Candyfloss’, which is set in Leeds.
Publishers or agents who are interested in discussing Becky’s work are welcome to email her at write@beckycherriman.com or call her on 07792266816.
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WRITING HISTORY
- Sept 1989-Sept 1999: Wrote in various genres, particularly free verse and ghost stories.
- Sept 1999-March 2005: researched, planned and wrote her coming of age novel, ‘Jigsaw’.
- June 2004-Oct 2005: Wrote and edited short stories and poetry for critique by the project coordinator and participants of the Writer Development Programme.
- March 2005-Feb 2006: edited ‘Jigsaw’ with the assistance of mentor Robert Endeacott and advice of Patrick Neate.
- Nov-Dec 2005: collaborated on and wrote two children’s stories - ‘The Most Brilliant Idea’ (which was animated by Carmel Brown) and ‘My Sister The Ostrich’ (which was illustrated by Helen Hurry and Adam Gado) for the Scope ‘In the Picture’ project. See the visuals and text:CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE
- Jan 2006: commissioned to write a children’s story for Rotunda Museum on a geological theme. ‘Then the Earth Moved’ is an interactive story about Luke who is caught in a landslide on a Scarborough beach and sucked into a time portal. In his search for the way home, Luke and his new ammonite friend travel to different geological periods, experiencing many adventures along the way.
- Jan 2006-present: Planning second - magical realist – novel, ‘The Sound of Candyfloss’, which is set in Leeds.
- Oct 2006-April 2007: Compiling flash fiction for performance
PUBLICATIONS
1998: ‘The Hidden Causes of Breast Cancer’, N.Yorkshire Friends of the Earth Magazine
2003: ‘Iraq 1991’, United Press
2003: ‘Speaker and Listener’, Forward Press
2004: ‘I Did Love You Once’, ‘The Other Half’,’ Love’s Cold Hand’, Forward Press
2006: ‘Pollen of Words’ inspired by Sabine Bieli’s sculpture and published on her website
2007: guest spot on Holly “The Potato” Parkar’s blog Myspace Blog
Publishers or agents who are interested in discussing Becky’s work are welcome to email her at write@beckycherriman.com or call her on 07792266816.
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A Thousand Moths (223 Kb) 
Building Castles (53 Kb)
'Jigsaw' Prologue (58 Kb)
Maria's Wedding Day (91 Kb)
Monochrome (41 Kb)
My Paisley Quilt (18 Kb)
My Sister the Ostrich (559 Kb)
Pollen of Words (112 Kb)
Snogglepuss (117 Kb)
The Most Brilliant Idea (71 Kb)
Please call Becky on 0113 2667388 or 07792266816
Publishers or agents who are interested in discussing Becky’s work are welcome to email her at write@beckycherriman.com or call her on 07792266816.
All work © Becky Cherriman unless otherwise indicated.