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Katie Ward

Katie Ward
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Katie Ward

Katie Ward was born in Somerset in 1979. She has worked in the public and voluntary sectors, including at a women’s refuge center, in the office of a Member of Parliament, and in various community-based projects. She lives in Suffolk, England,... Read full bio

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A. ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ – Samuel Beckett
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My life in 8 words: "Books, cats, art, and a cup of tea."
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Meeting the ladies of Naples
April 16, 2013
‘Ours is the biggest book club in the world,’ my host says. ‘We think so, anyway.’

This is my second speaking...
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I’ve found my #authorliness
February 21, 2013


For some time it’s been very convenient to think of what I do as two jobs.

One is being a writer. That...
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A Girl Reading: Simone Martini’s Annunciation
January 23, 2012
Nearly 800 years ago, in the 13th century, the Italian city state of Siena was under threat of attack by its powerful neighbour,...
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Meeting the ladies of Naples
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I’ve found my #authorliness
Feb 22, 2013
Girl Reading will be released on February 12, 2013 in Trade Paperback
Feb 12, 2013
Girl Reading is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 12, 2013
Girl Reading will be released on February 07, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
Girl Reading is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
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Katie Ward Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ – Samuel Beckett Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Sandwiches. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Compassion. Humour. Serenity. Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. Breakfast in bed. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Florence + the Machine. Learn more about Katie Ward

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Team Langley staff sergeant wins 'Emmy of DOD Journalism'
Langley Air Force Base, May 15, 2013
...U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katie Ward, 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, accepts the Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding New Writer of the Year from Ray B. Shepherd, Defense Media Activity Director, during the...
Hilary Mantel adds David Cohen award to Booker and Costa prizes
Guardian.co.uk, March 7, 2013
...organisation that supports young writers and readers or an individual writer under the age of 35. Mantel picked Katie Ward, an author who she met in 2007 and whose first novel – Girl Reading – she passed on to her agent. A bidding war ensued, and the...
Cleave in next Elaine Newton lecture series
Naples Daily News, July 17, 2012
...for her former mentor, who disappeared while working on a valuable new fertility drug. "Girl Reading," by Katie Ward, Feb. 7 and 9: A virtuosic debut novel that spins seven stories, each set in a different century and locale, all connected to images of...
Patrick Albanese, Des Moines best-known magician-actor-comedian, has been spending his pre-dawn hours checking traffic accidents and road conditions, and delivering reports to metro residents in...
Des Moines Register, May 10, 2013
...of his life honing his skills at live performance. I love having him here, current KCCI morning anchor Katie Ward said. If it wasnt for him, we wouldnt laugh. And hes always happy. He brings a lot of smart humor to the show. I was like, how does your...
KCCI traffic reporter Patrick Albanese's second act
Des Moines Register, May 10, 2013
...of his life honing his skills at live performance. I love having him here, current KCCI morning anchor Katie Ward said. If it wasnt for him, we wouldnt laugh. And hes always happy. He brings a lot of smart humor to the show. I was like, how does your...
Ask her anything
Noodls, May 7, 2013
...al A Time for New Dreams by Ben Okri One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson Girl Reading by Katie Ward The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz Life of Pi by Yann Martel If the words "reference librarian" conjure an image in your mind of an...
Ask her anything
Montana State University, May 7, 2013
...al A Time for New Dreams by Ben Okri One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson Girl Reading by Katie Ward The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz Life of Pi by Yann Martel If the words "reference librarian" conjure an image in your mind of an...
Blaze on fire in WWSL opener
Portage Daily Graphic, May 6, 2013
...a free kick before the Blaze defenders were set and a Pirates attacker went in alone beating goaltender Katie Ward. But the Blaze fired back as Enright scored her second of the night just eight minutes later, chipping a 30-yard shot past the Pirates...
Newtown fundraising efforts offer lesson to Boston funds
TMC Net, May 6, 2013
...of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is accepting donations, but has not started its own fund. Communications Director Katie Ward said not establishing a specific fund will help support One Fund Boston. "We are absolutely supporting The One...
Newtown fundraising efforts offer lesson to Boston funds
TMC Net, May 5, 2013
...of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is accepting donations, but has not started its own fund. Communications Director Katie Ward said not establishing a specific fund will help support One Fund Boston. "We are absolutely supporting The One...