Stephanie Hale
Stephanie J Hale
 Stephanie Hale | |
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| Born |
September 2, 1966 Worcestershire, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Education | Creative Writing M.A. |
| Occupation |
Publishing expert Celebrity writing coach Book publicist Former BBC and IRN newsreader |
| Website |
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Stephanie J. Hale is a British speaker, publishing expert and celebrity writing coach.
She is author of award-winning books including Millionaire Women, Millionaire You and How to Sell One Million Books.
She started her career as a newsreader and reporter for Independent Radio News (IRN). This was rapidly followed by a move to the BBC, where her news stories were broadcast nationwide on stations including: Radio 1, Radio 4 and Radio 3. Stephanie later worked as a newsreader for Storm Radio, distributed on BSkyB, as well as freelancing at Anglia Television and BBC East television.
She attended the world-famous UEA Creative Writing Course and was tutored by authors Malcolm Bradbury and Whitbread winner Rose Tremain in 1993. This was followed by several years as a literature adviser for the Arts Council of Great Britain.
She gave up news reading after becoming a single parent and initially lectured at colleges within Oxford University, where she was Assistant Director of Creative Writing. She founded Oxford Literary Consultancy in 2001 and has featured in anthologies alongside Lord Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park), two-time Booker Prize winner Peter Carey and Hanif Kureishi (My Beautiful Launderette).
Contributors to her books include Jeffrey Archer (Not a Penny More), Barbara Taylor Bradford (A Woman of Substance), Terry Pratchett (Discworld), Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe), Joanne Harris (Chocolat), Eric Carle (The Hungry Caterpillar), Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire), John Gray (Men Are From Mars), Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul).
Stephanie was born with a rare genetic disorder, in which the mid-line part of her brain is missing, and has overcome numerous health challenges throughout her career.
WORKS
- Mafia (UEA, 1993), ISBN 0-9515009-4-5
- Panurge ed. John Murray (Panurge Publishing, 1994), ISBN 1-898984-00-X
- To Her Naked Eye ed. Rachel Lever (Pyramid Press 1996), ISBN 1-899981-03-9
- Pulse Fiction (Angela Royal, 1997), ISBN 1-899860-70-3
- Swallowing Film ed. Graeme Harper (Quasimodo Press, 2000), ISBN 0-9535344-1-3
- Die Herrin Der Schwalben (Rutten & Loening, 1999; Bastei, 2000; Aufbau, 2001), ISBN 3-7466-1786-3
- The Nerve: The Virago Book of Writing Women ed. Andrea Badenoch, (Virago, 1998), ISBN 1-86049-575-3
- Firebug, Stephanie Hale, (Robert Hale Ltd, 1999), ISBN 0-7090-7878-1
- Millionaire Women, Millionaire You, Stephanie J. Hale, (Matador, 2010), ISBN 978-184876-304-3
- The Power of Persistence, ed. Justin Sachs (Motivational Press, 2009), ISBN 978-0-9825755-0-5
- Ultimate Life Lessons, Eve Grace-Kelly, Vinden Grace, Tracy Repchuk (Ecademy Press, 2010), ISBN 978-1-905823-92-5
- The Power of Philanthropy, ed. Justin Sachs (Motivational Press, 2010), ISBN 978-0-9825755-0-5
- From Despair to Aware, ed. Stephanie Kathan (2011), ISBN 9781460995723
- The Inspiring Journeys of Women Entrepreneurs, Jane Noble Knight (2013), ISBN 978-0-9575262-0-4
- Celebrity Authors' Secrets: The World's Greatest Living Authors Reveal How They Sell Millions of Books (Powerhouse Publications, 2014), ISBN 978-0-9928460-0-8
- Millionaire Property Author: How to Write and Publish a Bestselling Property Book' (Powerhouse Publications, 2015) ISBN 9780992846015
- Millionaire Author: How to Write a Book Everyone Wants to Read (Powerhouse Publications, 2016) ISBN 978-0-9928460-3-9
Interviews and major articles
- Holder Tonight CJAD Radio, Canada (June 2009)
- The Rude Awakening Show WOC-FM98, USA (June 2009)
- Phil Main Show CKNX Radio, USA (July 2009)
- The Oxford Mail, UK (22 August 2009)
- The Redditch Standard, UK (August 2009)
- The Daily Mail Women's Forum (16 August 2009)
- Penny Stretton, "You can be rich too", The Daily Express, UK (24 September 2009)
- Law of Attraction Radio Network (October 2009)
- BBC Radio Oxford, UK (October, 2009)
- COMPANY Magazine, UK (October 2009)
- Smart Living Magazine, UK (October 2009)
- Self Publishing Magazine UK (Summer, 2012)
- DIVA Magazine (May 2014)
- SAGA Magazine, UK (May 2014)
- SOCIAL & PERSONAL Magazine, UK (July, 2014)
- The Independent, (May, 2014)
- The Sun (May 2014)
- 7 Days Magazine (June 2014)
- The Daily Express Happy Monday Column, (June 2014)
- Maila Reeves, "Book Review: Celebrity Authors' Secrets by Stephanie J. Hale", The Next Women Magazine, (25 June 2014)
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