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Kate Pullinger

Kate Pullinger
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Kate Pullinger

Kate Pullinger is the author of several novels and collections of short stories and has collaborated with Jane Campion on the novelization of the film The Piano. The Mistress of Nothing, winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. My mother was a great one for maxims, me less so.  However, I'm a great believe in optimism, however unfounded.  Plus I always like to have my next holiday booked and planned.
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My life in 8 words: "Happy, busy, quiet and exciting, dull and noisy."
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'The Mistress of Nothing' US Publication
November 19, 2010
I am so looking forward to 'The Mistress of Nothing' coming out in the US.  This will be my 'American debut' and I really...
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The Mistress of Nothing will be released on August 23, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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The Mistress of Nothing will be released on January 04, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
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Kate Pullinger Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. My mother was a great one for maxims, me less so.  However, I'm a great believe in optimism, however unfounded.  Plus I always like to have my next holiday booked and planned. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Well, I have an office in my garden that we built two years ago and the honest truth is I'm there right now, and I love it. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Sally Naldrett, of course, the main character from 'The Mistress of Nothing'! I'd love to find out what really happened to her after she left Lucie Duff Gordon's household. Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. I was born cynical I'm afraid. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. My job title at the university where I work part-time is Reader in Creative Writing and New Media. 'Reader' is a British academic title that is one rank below 'Professor'. But it would be great if what it really meant was 'reader' - the perfect job for me! Learn more about Kate Pullinger

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Digital writing bursary launched
Bookseller, February 14, 2013
...project for three months this spring. Judge of applicants and professor of creative writing and digital media at , Kate Pullinger, said: The new technologies bring with them new possibilities for writers who are interested in thinking about how telling...
What Should Authors Do in the Digital Age?
PublishersWeekly.com, February 13, 2013
...maximize the growing number of outlets and opportunities for his or her work. And, looking into the future, Kate Pullinger, author of the digital novel Inanimate Alice and proponent of the interactive, breathing relationship between authors and readers,...
Author (R)evolution Day Friday Tweet Chats Start This Week
OReilly Network, January 23, 2013
...topic – Author Skills for the New Publishing Reality Guests: Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) Eve Bridburg (@eve_grubstreet) of Grubstreet Kate Pullinger (@katepullinger) Friday 2/8 topic: Lean publishing for Authors...
Illya Szilak: The Death of the Author: E-lit and Collective Creativity
Huffington Post, December 27, 2012
...Still from Kate Pullinger and Chris Joseph's Inanimate Alice This is the 4th in a series of born digital literature Although the modernist ideal of the genius artist creating a masterwork in...
Fear and loathing in the world of Canadian publishing
Toronto Star Online, November 19, 2012
...Companys roster is loaded with impressive Canadian writers of many stripes. It includes 2009 Governor Generals Award winner Kate Pullinger and 2003 GGLA nominees Jean McNeil and Edeet Ravel, as well as Giller-nominee Nancy Huston, GGLA nominee Kathy...
Giller Prize Winner 419 Supported by Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund's Story Optioning Program
Astral Media, October 31, 2012
...Apartment 11 Productions Inc. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein and Allan Joli-Coeur Screenwriter: Imran Zaidi The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger Markham Street Films Inc. Producers: Judy Holm and Michael McNamara Screenwriter: Elke Town...
Illya Szilak: The Death of the Author: E-lit and Collective Creativity
One News Page, December 27, 2012
...Still from Kate Pullinger and Chris Joseph's Inanimate Alice This is the 4th in a series of born digital literature Although the modernist ideal of the genius artist creating a masterwork in...
Illya Szilak: The Death of the Author: E-lit and Collective Creativity
Huffington Post, December 27, 2012
...Still from Kate Pullinger and Chris Joseph's Inanimate Alice This is the 4th in a series of born digital literature Although the modernist ideal of the genius artist creating a masterwork in...
Fear and loathing in the world of Canadian publishing
Toronto Star Online, November 19, 2012
...Companys roster is loaded with impressive Canadian writers of many stripes. It includes 2009 Governor Generals Award winner Kate Pullinger and 2003 GGLA nominees Jean McNeil and Edeet Ravel, as well as Giller-nominee Nancy Huston, GGLA nominee Kathy...
Author Fay Weldon given Bath Spa University role
Bath Chronicle, September 29, 2012
...programme or development and growth led by vice-chancellor Professor Christina Slade. Other new academics include novelists Philip Hensher, Kate Pullinger and David Almond, artist Gavin Turk and composer Joe Duddell. The university hopes they will...
Weldon and Hensher head to Bath Spa
Bookseller, September 28, 2012
...Writing department are Naomi Alderman, David Almond, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Tessa Hadley, David Harsent, Nicholas Jose and Kate Pullinger. John Strachan joins as Professor of English. The professors will join either in this new academic year or in...
Clayton Utz advises on Ichthys LNG project
New Lawyer, September 17, 2012
...Sullivan and Adel van der Walt lead the Clayton Utz team. They were assisted by lawyers Tom Jasper, Kate Pullinger and Sarah Parkinson. Clayton Utz advised on all aspects of the transaction including due diligence, negotiation of the sale and purchase...
DJ Taylor: Divisive, detached and intolerant
The Independent, August 25, 2012
...pigeon. This, it has to be said, is a highly fashionable view of the literary future. The novelist Kate Pullinger speculates that most writers will end up composing serials for the benefit of online subscribers who are encouraged to come up with plot...