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'''Stuart Reid''' is a Scottish writer and the author of the ''Gorgeous George'' series of children's books. |
'''Stuart Reid''' is a Scottish writer and the author of the ''Gorgeous George'' series of children's books. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Reid lived in Dubai for |
Reid lived in Dubai for two years, working as a manager for the [[Premier Inn]] hotel chain.<ref name="SuccessStory">{{cite news |title=Ex-Dubai resident writing his own success story |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ex-Dubai+resident+writing+his+own+success+story-a0431221409|work=[[7days]] |date=10 October 2015}}</ref> He managed the chain's first hotel outside Britain, a 300-room hotel in Dubai.<ref name="CroceBooks"/> In 2009 Reid decided to return to Scotland with a plan to make a living writing books for children.<ref name="SuccessStory"/> |
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==''Gorgeous George''== |
==''Gorgeous George''== |
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Reid's first book ''Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator'' |
Reid's first book ''Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator'' was released in 2011.<ref name="CroceBooks"/> It is the story of a fictitious town where people go missing, and the main character sets out to find them.<ref name="SuccessStory"/> The book was illustrated by Calvin Innes.<ref name="WrightCentre"/> |
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Innes, then still a student at university, decided not only to illustrate the book but to found a publishing company, My Little Big Town (MLBT), to publish it.<ref name="LeaYear">{{cite news |last1=Lea |first1=Catherine |title='Huge risk' paying off for illustrator's publishing company: HULL: Turnover predicted to top Pounds 1m in second year | |
Innes, then still a student at university, decided not only to illustrate the book but to found a publishing company, My Little Big Town (MLBT), to publish it.<ref name="LeaYear">{{cite news |last1=Lea |first1=Catherine |title='Huge risk' paying off for illustrator's publishing company: HULL: Turnover predicted to top Pounds 1m in second year |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The company was launched in 2011 at the Enterprise Centre of [[Hull University]].<ref name="LeaYear"/> |
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==Performances== |
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Reid |
Reid promotes his books by speaking at schools and children's events,<ref name="SuccessStory"/><ref name="WrightCentre">{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Emma |title=I've made a living out of my doodling: Author and illustrator to hold book signing in city centre |newspaper=[[Hull Daily Mail]] |date=4 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="ScotsAuthor">{{cite news |title=Pupils set for visit from top Scots author (Reid) |newspaper=[[Evening Times]] |date=11 September 2012}}</ref> and has performed at schools in Dubai,<ref name="SuccessStory"/><ref name="CroceBooks"/> Hong Kong<ref>{{cite news |title=School closures ‘for pupils’ health’, but some parents still unhappy with sudden call|first1=Tony |last1=Cheung|author2= Shirley Zhao and Elizabeth Cheung| url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2132464/education-chief-says-hong-kong-school-closures |accessdate=4 June 2019 |work=South China Morning Post |date=7 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and Australia.<ref name="PiddieAdviser">{{cite news |last1=Piddie |first1=Clare |title=The 'Tiser Fringe Adviser |newspaper=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide |date=20 February 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'' newspaper in [[Adelaide, Australia]], Reid "has found a clever way to sell more books" by travelling the festival circuit doing funny talks about books and writing for kids.<ref name="PiddieAdviser" /> He has appeared at the [[Edinburgh Fringe]] and the [[Adelaide Fringe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Edinburgh Fringe: We sent four kids out to review shows |url=https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1426117-edinburgh-fringe-we-sent-four-kids-out-to-review-the-shows/ |date=7 August 2018| accessdate=24 May 2019 |work=[[STV News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="PiddieAdviser"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Reid lives near [[Falkirk]] with his wife and their two daughters.<ref name="CroceBooks">{{cite news |last1=Croce |first1=Marie |title=Ex-pat ditched sunny Dubai for soggy diapers when he returned home to Scotland to write kids books |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ex-pat-ditched-sunny-dubai-soggy-4771909 |accessdate=24 May 2019 | |
Reid lives near [[Falkirk]] with his wife and their two daughters.<ref name="CroceBooks">{{cite news |last1=Croce |first1=Marie |title=Ex-pat ditched sunny Dubai for soggy diapers when he returned home to Scotland to write kids books |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ex-pat-ditched-sunny-dubai-soggy-4771909 |accessdate=24 May 2019 |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=8 December 2014}}</ref> |
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==Gorgeous George books== |
==Gorgeous George books== |
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*''Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator'' (2011) |
*''Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator'' (2011) Published by My Little Big Town |
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*''Gorgeous George and the Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies'' |
*''Gorgeous George and the Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies'' Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants'' |
*''Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 1'' Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and |
*''Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 2'' Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and |
*''Gorgeous George and his Stupid Stinky Stories'' Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and the |
*''Gorgeous George and the Jumbo Jobby Juicer'' (2017) Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and the Timewarp Trouser Trumpets'' Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing |
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*''Gorgeous George and the Incredible Iron-Bru-Man Incident''<ref>{{cite news |title=Wallacestone author about to unleash another Gorgeous George book |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/wallacestone-author-about-to-unleash-another-gorgeous-george-book-1-4944147 |author=The Newsroom|date=10 June 2019|accessdate=19 June 2019 |work=The Falkirk Herald |language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{twitter|StuartReidBooks}} |
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* [http://www.stuart-reid.com/ Official website] |
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* [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/stuart-reid/a-writers-responsibility-_b_12229214.html? |
* [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/stuart-reid/a-writers-responsibility-_b_12229214.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHn3yMCbfEBFDNjf4CZ5SzaGLlnlGSA0tkAOH6qYi1k6ok0OGiEnwoYaiD4YesLlVN8519ksMUVWl2pkWanZIV9520Mcvhed1LIB4a7h9K_wg9yebplypXPU6unpJkaUGoduw6qBul2EJYLqcmOwzY7tbYb-JllaH-ILw4t53qPf A Writers' Responsibility: How I Get Young People Interested In Reading], Stuart Reid on ''[[HuffPost]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 14 April 2023
Stuart Reid is a Scottish writer and the author of the Gorgeous George series of children's books.
Background
Reid lived in Dubai for two years, working as a manager for the Premier Inn hotel chain.[1] He managed the chain's first hotel outside Britain, a 300-room hotel in Dubai.[2] In 2009 Reid decided to return to Scotland with a plan to make a living writing books for children.[1]
Gorgeous George
Reid's first book Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator was released in 2011.[2] It is the story of a fictitious town where people go missing, and the main character sets out to find them.[1] The book was illustrated by Calvin Innes.[3]
Innes, then still a student at university, decided not only to illustrate the book but to found a publishing company, My Little Big Town (MLBT), to publish it.[4] The company was launched in 2011 at the Enterprise Centre of Hull University.[4]
Performances
Reid promotes his books by speaking at schools and children's events,[1][3][5] and has performed at schools in Dubai,[1][2] Hong Kong[6] and Australia.[7] According to The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, Australia, Reid "has found a clever way to sell more books" by travelling the festival circuit doing funny talks about books and writing for kids.[7] He has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe.[8][7]
Personal life
Reid lives near Falkirk with his wife and their two daughters.[2]
Gorgeous George books
- Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator (2011) Published by My Little Big Town
- Gorgeous George and the Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 1 Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 2 Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and his Stupid Stinky Stories Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and the Jumbo Jobby Juicer (2017) Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and the Timewarp Trouser Trumpets Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
- Gorgeous George and the Incredible Iron-Bru-Man Incident[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ex-Dubai resident writing his own success story". 7days. 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Croce, Marie (8 December 2014). "Ex-pat ditched sunny Dubai for soggy diapers when he returned home to Scotland to write kids books". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b Wright, Emma (4 June 2012). "I've made a living out of my doodling: Author and illustrator to hold book signing in city centre". Hull Daily Mail.
- ^ a b Lea, Catherine (26 October 2012). "'Huge risk' paying off for illustrator's publishing company: HULL: Turnover predicted to top Pounds 1m in second year". Hull Daily Mail.
- ^ "Pupils set for visit from top Scots author (Reid)". Evening Times. 11 September 2012.
- ^ Cheung, Tony; Shirley Zhao and Elizabeth Cheung (7 February 2018). "School closures 'for pupils' health', but some parents still unhappy with sudden call". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Piddie, Clare (20 February 2019). "The 'Tiser Fringe Adviser". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
- ^ "Edinburgh Fringe: We sent four kids out to review shows". STV News. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ The Newsroom (10 June 2019). "Wallacestone author about to unleash another Gorgeous George book". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2019.