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Joolz Denby

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born

April 09, 1955 in Colchester but best known for living in Bradford, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.joolz-denby.co.uk

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

influences

Dylan Thomas, Wilfred Owen, Edith Wharton,

member since

October 2008

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Joolz Denby has been a professional writer of poetry and fiction, spoken-word artist, illustrative artist and photographer for over thirty years.

* Add Joolz as a Friend on Facebook: look for Joolz Denby.

* This year will be Joolz' 25th year as a spoken-word artiste at Glastonbury Festival: with over 100 performances of her writing at the festival, she is one of Glastonbury's most prolific performers.

*Joolz latest spoken word album, Spirit Stories, with music by Justin Sullivan is now available for download/mail order: please visit The Shop @ www.newmodelarmy.org Buyer Reviews: 'Two listens now. Still got gooseflesh. Poetry to touch the soul. And that voice. Hell, Joolz could read the phone book and leave you entranced. The music just provide...more Joolz Denby has been a professional writer of poetry and fiction, spoken-word artist, illustrative artist and photographer for over thirty years.

* Add Joolz as a Friend on Facebook: look for Joolz Denby.

* This year will be Joolz' 25th year as a spoken-word artiste at Glastonbury Festival: with over 100 performances of her writing at the festival, she is one of Glastonbury's most prolific performers.

*Joolz latest spoken word album, Spirit Stories, with music by Justin Sullivan is now available for download/mail order: please visit The Shop @ www.newmodelarmy.org Buyer Reviews: 'Two listens now. Still got gooseflesh. Poetry to touch the soul. And that voice. Hell, Joolz could read the phone book and leave you entranced. The music just provides the backdrop, but Joolz' voice is the main instrument here.' Ifran. '(the track) Boy You Need the Road - WOW.' St Alfonzo. (reviews taken from the Noticeboard at www.newmodelarmy.org). Magazine Reviews: 'Joolz Denby remains one of the real treasures of the British literary scene and "Spirit Stories", her new album, is quite simply an essential listen. . . Mesmerisingly atmospheric throughout. 'Bubblegum Slut Fanzine. Issue 32.

*She is an award-winning, multi-nominated novelist; for her debut novel Stone Baby (HarperCollins) Joolz won the Crime Writer's Association New Crime Writer Of The Year and was shortlisted for the John Creasey Award. She was also awarded the audio book industry's prestigious 'Earphone Award' (USA) for her brilliant unabridged recording of Stone Baby. Her third novel, Billie Morgan (Serpent's Tail) was shortlisted for the 2005 Orange Prize and also the Crime Writer's Association Dagger In The Library award.

*Her last novel Borrowed Light (Serpent's Tail) was released in February 2006 to enormous critical acclaim and her latest collection of poetry and short fiction Pray For Us Sinners (Comma Press), released in late 2005, is already in its second re-print. She has recently finished her new - as yet unpublished - novel, 'Wild Thing' (www.myspace.com/wildthingjoolzdenby) and has started working on another novel (working title) 'Midnight At The Rat N' Roses' and a new collection of poetry and short stories.

*Joolz tours the world giving highly acclaimed dramatic readings of her work (both poetry and prose). She is noted for the emotive, musical quality of her voice and the skill with which she presents the characters she has written about. She won the prestigious US audio book industry Earphone Award for her unabridged recording of her novel 'Stone Baby' and is considered to be the UK's premier woman spoken-word artist ('the Queen Of British Spoken Word'). In Britain she reads throughout the year at venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall and the House of Commons to rock music festivals (twenty-two years as a performer at Glastonbury) arts centres, Universities, rock clubs and coffee houses. She is highly respected for her work with prison inmates.

* Joolz is an expert in the field of commissioned public poetry, having written poetry for Yorkshire Forward, The Royal Armouries, Alchemy Asian Arts, Yorkshire Museums Service, Bradford Capital Of Culture Bid and The Captain Cook Museum amongst others.
*Joolz is an extremely experienced and valued broadcaster, having worked regularly for radio of all kinds such as BBC Radio Four (including many broadcasts for Woman's Hour) and BBC Radio One. She has also a(less)

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Gold

Gold (c) Joolz Denby

The Bride stands at the latticed
window gazing out into the ineffable
dusk of her last maiden day,
the stepping silhouettes of the distant hills
shade on shade of tender dissolving blue,
the smoky rose and violet of sunset ashing
into the coming night.

A thread of incense smoke unwinds
its sweet sandalwood embroidery into the
warm air as she dreams,
her smooth young face hierati... read more »

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Books by Joolz Denby

Average rating: 3.95 · 243 ratings · 41 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Billie Morgan 3.79 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Stone Baby 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Borrowed Light 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Corazon 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	A True Account of the Curious Mystery of Miss Lydia Larkin and the Widow Marvell 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Spirit Stories 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Errors of the Spirit 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Pray for Us Sinners 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Wild Thing 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	London Noir by Cathi Unsworth (Editor), Desmond Barry (Contributor), Stewart Home (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.06 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:

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Joolz's Writing

Fable: The Young Man And The Old Witch (Poetry)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:36pm

Description: A new poem for Autumn.

Havoc (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:36pm

Description: A short story about being young.

Wild Thing (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:36pm

Description: An unpublished novel.

Magic. (Nonfiction)

1 chapters — updated Jun 06, 2009 05:37pm

Description: Indescribable.

Gold (Poetry)

1 chapters — updated Jun 06, 2009 05:30pm

Description: A Romantic poem.

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Black Narcissus

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Dope

by Sax Rohmer

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Joolz said: "guilty pleasure ;) "

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Joolz wrote Magic.: An Unreliable Guide To Things Magical. "The Titter-Ye-Not School of Magic presents, in 804 weekly parts, an eccentric guide to matters thaum" …more
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Joolz wrote Gold: Gold "Gold (c) Joolz Denby The Bride stands at the latticed window gazing out into the ineffable dusk of her" …more
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Joolz said "yes" to attending the event: Glastonbury Festival date: June 26, 2009 06:00PM location: The Astrolabe Marquee, Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, The United Kingdom description: 26th - 28th - Glastonbury Festival: Friday - The Joolz 25 Years At Glastonbury Poetry Hell Marathon - 3.00pm: The Cabaret Marquee - 4.00pm: The Poetry Tent - 5.00pm: The Astrolabe Marquee. Saturday - The Astrolabe Marquee - 5.00pm Sunday - The Astrolabe Marquee - 5.30pm. All gigs except the Poetry & Cabaret with Mik Davis
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Joolz gave to: The Sorrows of Satan: Or the Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire, a Romance by Marie Corelli	My rating:
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Joolz gave to: Winnie the Pooh:The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems (Ted Smart) by A.A. Milne	My rating:
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Joolz gave to: Chatterton Square by E.H. Young	My rating:
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