WordSmitten :: About the Books :: Author Sadie Jones

Tune in to the fun. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Kate Sullivan interviews British author Sadie Jones who talks about her newly launched novel, "Small Wars" to be released in the USA this month. The Outcast, published in 2008, her first novel, won the Costa First Novel Award and was a finalist for the Orange Prize. ============================================= Jones was born in London, England, to a Jamaican-born writer and a London-born actress. She spent years traveling, working as a waitress and teaching English as a foreign language, before returning to London to work in various film-making roles. She then became a screenwriter, a vocation she practiced for 15 years, writing for BBC television and feature films. ============================================= www.wordsmitten.com (the mothership) www. meetup.com/wordsmitten (monthly writing workshops--very smart and sassy folks) www.twitter.com/wordsmitten (random notes about book publishing and authors to be interviewed) www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten (interviews with authors, editors, and literary executives) www.redroom.com/member/wordsmittencom (a haven for writers in Northern California) WordSmitten. Tune in to the fun.