Sally Green

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Sally Green
Born1961 (age 61–62)
Lytham, England
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult
Notable works Half Bad trilogy
The Smoke Thieves trilogy
Notable awards2015 Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Website
sallygreenwriter.com

Sally Green (born 1961) is a British fantasy author. Her work includes the Half Bad trilogy, related short stories, and The Smoke Thieves trilogy. The Half Bad trilogy was adapted into the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself .

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Biography

Green was born in 1961 [1] and grew up around Lytham [2] in England. She studied mining geology [3] and graduated from Imperial College London in 1983. [4] [5] After she completed her degree, she worked for an industry publishing firm, and then trained to become an accountant. [4] She worked as an accountant until 2001. [5] [6]

After becoming a mother, she stopped working as an accountant for four years. [4] [7] She told The Daily Telegraph , "I loved being at home with the baby. We had a huge garden so I kept chickens, grew vegetables and became a complete earth mother." [4] She began developing the Half Bad story after going to a storytelling weekend at the Festival at the Edge in Shropshire. [4] After her son began school, she took online English literature and creative writing courses at the Open University. [4] [7]

Green began writing a novel in 2010, and completed a manuscript that was rejected by every agent she contacted. [4] [7] She rewrote the novel, and told Publishers Weekly , "That first attempt was quite different from Half Bad, but it got me thinking about writing another story in that world." [7] [4]

She sent the revised manuscript to the one agent who had previously sent her encouragement, Claire Wilson, and they were soon handling offers that ultimately resulted in a 1 million pound advance for Half Bad. [4] In 2013, bidding wars for the rights of her work included the rights for a film won by Fox 2000 and Karen Rosenfelt, the producer of The Twilight Saga . [8] [9]

In 2014, Half Bad was published, the first book in a trilogy where according to the Sunday Mail , "there are white witches and black witches. And in this modern-day Britain, humans and witches co-exist." [10] Green won the 2015 'Best Book for Teens' in the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Half Bad, [11] and her second book continued the Half Bad story with Half Wild in 2015. [12]

In 2014, Green also published the short story "Half Lies", and in 2015, the short story "Half Truths", both related to the Half Bad trilogy as prequels. [13] The final book of the trilogy, Half Lost , was published in 2016. Green has cited Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte as an influence on her development of the Half Bad story. [14]

In 2018, Green published The Smoke Thieves, the first book in The Smoke Thieves trilogy, [15] followed by the sequel The Demon World in 2019, [16] and the conclusion The Burning Kingdoms in 2020. [17] In 2022, Netflix released one season of The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself series, a show based on the Half Bad books. [13] [18]

Personal life

Green is married and has a son. [4] She lives in Warrington, Cheshire, England. [19]

Works

Half Bad trilogy

Green has also published two short stories that are prequels to the Half Bad trilogy. [13]

The Smoke Thieves trilogy

Honours and awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Half Bad author Sally Green recalls her younger days in Lytham". Great British Life. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Woods, Judith (6 March 2014). "Is a 52-year-old accountant the new JK Rowling?: Interview After a Pounds 1 million advance, Hollywood snapped up Sally Green's debut novel before it sold a single copy. This week it hits the shelves". The Daily Telegraph . ProQuest   1504301826
  5. 1 2 "Sally Green: Interview". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ↑ Rosa.Reader (2015-03-27). "Sally Green: If there's one thing I know I can do it's 'edgy'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Lodge, Sally (6 February 2014). "Debut Author Sally Green Is All In for 'Half Bad'". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2013-04-05). "Brewing A Franchise, Fox 2000 Nabs Rights To Sally Green Witch Novel 'Half Bad'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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  13. 1 2 3 Morris, Lauren (28 October 2022). "How to read Half Bad books in order – the novels behind The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself". Radio Times . Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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  15. ↑ Reviews of The Smoke Thieves
  16. ↑ "The Demon World". Kirkus Reviews . June 1, 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Burning Kingdoms". Kirkus Reviews . June 15, 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Petski, Denise (2022-12-09). "'Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself' Canceled At Netflix After 1 Season". Deadline . Retrieved 2022-12-09.
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  20. ↑ "Global Publishing Sensation 'Half Bad' Sets New Guinness World Records Title – Children's Book Council" . Retrieved 2023-01-01.
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