Jeannette Towey
Writer and Artist
Writer, artist and Venice enthusiast
Biography and Contact Details
A Brief Bio

I live in a beautiful town in Kent in England with my husband and two children.  Most days I drop the children off to school, do a few chores and then settle down to write or paint.
 
I've been writing now for about three years but before that I did lots of different things.  I spent over ten years working as a management consultant, about two years as a senior civil servant, and odd years as an artist, a stockbroker, a teacher and a fairy dress manufacturer.  And I've also spent an unreasonable amount of time at university, studying physics, art history and herbal medicine.  So I suppose you could say I've never really grown up properly.  Maybe that's why I write for children.

And for the last few months, I've been painting again.




Why the photo of Venice?

You may be wondering why there is a photo of the Grand Canal in the header line.  Well, it's just that I'm just a bit enthusiastic about Venice.  It all started at university.  I spent three years studying a Renaissance Venetian artist and fell in love with the place as a result.  That was a long time ago, but Venice gets under your skin and you can't forget it.

Contact details

If you want to know more about my books, my paintings or anything else, e-mail me at jeannette@jetowey.com.

Organisations

If you're a budding children's writer or illustrator I cannot speak too highly of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.  You can find them at www.scbwi.org.
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