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Jess Whitby

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I am born and bred in Yorkshire in the UK. I've worked for most of my life as a youth worker in various settings - including in schools.

About ten years ago, I re-trained as a counsellor but from a very young age there was something that I always wanted to do - be an author.

As a child, I wrote stories constantly. I won countless story-writing competitions and was encouraged by my teachers to pursue my dream. But then, as many people do, I was told by the Careers Department at my school to "Get real" - everyone wants to be an author after all. It wasn't an overnight thing but slowly and sadly, my writing became less and less.

Then, last year, something inside me re-kindled. The desire to write never went but I moved from wanting to write to ac ...more

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	Running From Dust 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edgy Tales : Short Stories From The Brink it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Radio Interview : This Thurs 13 Feb

Listen this THURS 13 FEB to my interview on The Authors Show about my debut novel, Running From Dust. Streaming all day from midnight EST. Click on the link below and choose Jess Whitby : Running From Dust. Please do let me know what you think 😁👍
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Why Mummy Swears (Why Mummy, #2)

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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2019 (Writers' and Artists')

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