Kirsty is from the North East of England and won the EnglishHeritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 withthe ghostly tale 'Enchantment'.
Her timeslip novel, 'Some VeilDid Fall', a paranormal romance set in Whitby, was published by Choc Lit in Autumn 2014. This was followed by another Choc Lit timeslip, 'TheGirl in the Painting' in February 2016. The experience of signing 'SomeVeil Did Fall' in a quirky bookshop in the midst of Goth Weekend inWhitby, dressed as a recently undead person was one of the highlights of her writing career so far!
Kirsty's first timeslip novel 'TheMemory of Snow' is set on Hadrian's Wall, not far from where she livesand her second novel, the vampire tale 'Refuge' is set on the HolyIsland of Lindisfarne, which lies just off the beautiful Northumberlandcoast.
'The Memory of Snow' was also commended in the NorthernWriter's Awards, shortlisted to the top five of Wyvern Publication'snovel competition in 2011 and longlisted in the Red Telephone NovelCompetition in 2012.
Kirsty has also put together a collectionof short stories entitled 'Turn on a Sixpence' and a non-fictioncollection of articles entitled 'History and Mystery - NorthernHauntings Explored'.
'Skellig' author David Almond has given Kirsty excellent feedback on her work and she recently attended aCrossover Fiction workshop with David, facilitated by the Royal Societyof Literature.
Kirsty has also had articles and short storiespublished in Peoples Friend, Ghost Voices, The Weekly News, It's Fate,Vintage Script, and Wyvern Magazine. Her short stories also appear inWyvern Publications 'Mertales' and 'Fangtales anthologies, WhitbyAbbey's 'Pure Inspiration' anthology and Bridge House Publishing'santhologies 'Devils, Demons and Werewolves', 'Crime after Crime' and'Voices of Angels', along with 'The Best of CafeLit 2011'. All of thesebooks are available on Amazon.
Kirsty was a judge in the Paws 'n' Claws 'Wild and Free' Children's Story competition in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
You can find out more about Kirsty and her work at rosethornpress.co.uk, catch her on her Facebook AuthorPage or follow her on Twitter @kirsty_ferry.
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