Helen Hart is a
British
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children's
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writer
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known best as, Maya Snow.
Career
Hart, been a published author since 1999, especially under pseudonyms for
Scholastic,
Virgin Books
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History
Virgin established its book publishing ...
,
OUP
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,
HarperCollins
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and a range of overseas publishers.
Her work has been translated into many languages including Swedish, Danish, Japanese and Greek.
One of her
Young Adult
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novel
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s, written as Maya Snow, was shortlisted for the Solihull Children's Book Award 2010.
Helen is one of the founding partners of publishing consultancy, SilverWood Books which helps writers get their work into print.
[ Historical Novel Society Conference website, ''Who's Who'']
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She is the co-founder of the successful 'Get Published Masterclass' in Bristol and was a judge for the Bristol Short Story Prize in 2010 and 2011.
Her swashbuckling pirate adventure ''The Black Banner'' was published in 2011. Silverwood Books website, ''The Black Banner''
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She is represented by London literary agency Pollinger Ltd.
Works
* Vampire Plagues series as Sebastian Rook
References
External links
Helen Hart
at Wordpress.com
SilverWood Books
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Living people
British children's writers
British women novelists
21st-century British novelists
21st-century British women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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