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Struan Murray

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Branford Boase

Struan Murray author of The Orphans of the Tide and Shipwreck Island is the joint recipient of the Branford Boase award, with editor Ben Horslen. The Branford Boase is given for the most outstanding children's debut of the year and recognises the writer and the important role played by the editor in the process of steering a debut book to publication. Struan is Scottish, born and brought up in Edinburgh, but is now working in Oxford, lecturing in biochemistry at Corpus Christi.Liz Hyder winner of the 2020 award and a member of the judging panel said,  ‘This book utterly stole my heart. Exquisitely written, it’s a phenomenal page-turner with characters that leap off the page and straight into your imagination. Orphans of the Tide explores lots of big themes - environmental issues, friendship and xenophobia to name but a few - all wrapped up in an utterly compelling tale told by a master storyteller. Struan is an exceptional talent and I can’t wait to read everything else he ever writes.’Struan joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about the award and his novel, and let us know what writing plans he has for the future.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes.Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentreFull details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk

Struan Murray author of <a href="https://www.bestbooksforschools.com/collections/all/author-murray-struan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Orphans of the Tide and Shipwreck Island </a>is the joint recipient of the Branford Boase award, with editor Ben Horslen. The Branford Boase is given for the most outstanding children's debut of the year and recognises the writer and the important role played by the editor in the process of steering a debut book to publication. Struan is Scottish, born and brought up in Edinburgh, but is now working in Oxford, lecturing in biochemistry at Corpus Christi. Liz Hyder winner of the 2020 award and a member of the judging panel said,  ‘This book utterly stole my heart. Exquisitely written, it’s a phenomenal page-turner with characters that leap off the page and straight into your imagination. <a href="https://www.bestbooksforschools.com/collections/all/author-murray-struan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orphans of the Tide</a> explores lots of big themes - environmental issues, friendship and xenophobia to name but a few - all wrapped up in an utterly compelling tale told by a master storyteller. Struan is an exceptional talent and I can’t wait to read everything else he ever writes.’ Struan joined Nikki Gamble In The Reading Corner to talk about the award and his novel, and let us know what writing plans he has for the future. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/readingcorner" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop <a href="http://Bestbooksforschools.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bestbooksforschools.com</a> In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes. Follow us on Youtube for more author events <a href="http://YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1</a> For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentre Full details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website <a href="http://www.justimagine.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.justimagine.co.uk</a>

Struan Murray - Branford Boase winner 2021

Struan Murray – lecturer in biochemistry turned children’s author – talks to presenter Helen Mulley about his debut novel, Orphans of the Tide; a real page-turner, packed with drama and cliffhangers, and threaded through with deep emotional resonance. He has some great advice for young writers about how to keep readers gripped from page one, as well as an interesting take on the worlds of ‘art’ and ‘science’, and how they're not actually so different after all! Download a FREE resources pack to go with this episode at https://www.plazoom.com/resource/author-in-your-classroom-building-suspense-with-struan-murray-series-one-episode-four.  This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes the author reading from their own work.  Section 1 starts at 00:00 Section 2 starts at 12:25 Section 3 starts at 31:30 Join the Plazoom community by signing up to our newsletter for free resources and special offers at plazoom.com! ⓣ https://twitter.com/plazoomshop  ⓕ https://www.facebook.com/Plazoom-648739442272915  ⓟ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/plazoom 

Struan Murray – lecturer in biochemistry turned children’s author – talks to presenter Helen Mulley about his debut novel, Orphans of the Tide; a real page-turner, packed with drama and cliffhangers, and threaded through with deep emotional resonance. He has some great advice for young writers about how to keep readers gripped from page one, as well as an interesting take on the worlds of ‘art’ and ‘science’, and how they're not actually so different after all! Download a FREE resources pack to go with this episode at <a href="https://www.plazoom.com/resource/author-in-your-classroom-building-suspense-with-struan-murray-series-one-episode-four" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.plazoom.com/resource/author-in-your-classroom-building-suspense-with-struan-murray-series-one-episode-four</a>.  This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes the author reading from their own work.  Section 1 starts at 00:00 Section 2 starts at 12:25 Section 3 starts at 31:30 Join the Plazoom community by signing up to our newsletter for free resources and special offers at <a href="https://www.plazoom.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plazoom.com</a>! ⓣ <a href="https://twitter.com/plazoomshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/plazoomshop</a> ⓕ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Plazoom-648739442272915" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Plazoom-648739442272915</a> ⓟ <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/plazoom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.co.uk/plazoom</a>

Building suspense, with Struan Murray

Struan Murray is a young Scottish author, whose recently released debut novel Orphans of the Tide has received rave reviews, even earning him comparisons to Philip Pullman. A dark gothic kids fantasy, it’s easy to see why people think of stories such as Northern Lights.We had great fun chatting to Struan about his long process to getting published, including the value of writing courses, and also getting to know people in the publishing industry. We also hear how he manages to juggle his day job as a lecturer in Oxford with being a professional author, and hear about how Orphans of the Tide got its name.Links:Buy Orphans of the TideStruan's websiteCurtis Brown Creative websiteThe Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @write_gearFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Struan Murray is a young Scottish author, whose recently released debut novel Orphans of the Tide has received rave reviews, even earning him comparisons to Philip Pullman. A dark gothic kids fantasy, it’s easy to see why people think of stories such as Northern Lights.We had great fun chatting to Struan about his long process to getting published, including the value of writing courses, and also getting to know people in the publishing industry. We also hear how he manages to juggle his day job as a lecturer in Oxford with being a professional author, and hear about how Orphans of the Tide got its name.Links:<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QGKCZ29" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Orphans of the Tide</a><a href="https://www.struanmurray.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Struan's website</a><a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Curtis Brown Creative website</a>The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href="https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/write_gear" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@write_gear</a>Follow us on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/</a>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://app.pippa.io/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/episodes/instagram.com/write_gear_uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">write_gear_uk</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. 30 - Struan Murray