Sandra Horn

Sandra Ann Horn is a British writer living in Southampton.[1] She is also a poet,[2] storyteller and playwright.[3]

Career

Horn's first book for children was Tattybogle, about a happy scarecrow, published in 1995.[1] This book was turned into a musical by Ruth Kenward.[4] A sequel to the book was published in 2000, called The Tattybogle Tree.[5]

Other books for children include Babushka, Nobody, Him and Me, Dandelion Wish and The Mud Maid.[6]

Horn was a lecturer in psychology,[7] and co-wrote Loss and Bereavement (with Sheila Payne and Marilyn Relf: 1999, Open University Press, ISBN 9780335201068) and Pain: Theory, Research and Intervention (with Marcus Munafo: 1997, McGraw Hill, ISBN 9780335196883). She took early retirement in order to spend time writing and publishing.[8]

As of 2010 Horn was developing a Sitcom called The Sweete Sisters. A pilot episode received a rehearsed reading directed by Hugh Allison.[9]

Her works The Moon Thieves,[10] Tattybogle[11] and Babushka[12] have been arranged as musicals for performance by infant school children.

She founded the publishing house Clucket Press, along with her husband Niall.[8]

References
  1. "Tattybogle.com". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. "Contactanauthor.com". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. "NCLL". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. "Starshine". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. "East Riding Library". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. "Bookfinder.com". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  7. "University of Southampton". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  8. "Sandra Horn, Writer". www.cutalongstory.com. Cut A Long Story. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  9. "What's on Stage". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. "The Moon Thieves infant musical ks1". www.starshine.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  11. "Tattybogle infant musical ks1 scarecrow". www.starshine.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  12. "Babushka musical nativity KS1". www.starshine.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.