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What Maisie Didn't Know.
The further adventures of the characters from Judy's published novella "Maisie and Mrs Webster" (2018) Synopsis: Maisie is outrageous, fun loving and one of life's rebels. Despite her serious mobility issues, she's excited to be moving into the new flat her "social wonder" has found her. Previously, her closest companion has been Mrs Webster, the spider she's made an Instagram sensation. Now, for the first time, she has neighbours and high hopes it's all going to be just like "Friends". But with a gun in the meter cupboard and strangers turning up day and night, Maisie soon starts to realise that home isn't always where the heart is.
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Out Of The Frying Pan
Synopsis: How many artists does it take to solve a kidnapping? Brighton sculptor Vonnie Sharpe’s laid back routine is shattered when her flatmate Gina is carjacked during a bank robbery. Gina’s car is found abandoned on the South Downs but there’s no sign of the quiet young chip shop worker. A worried Vonnie enlists the help of her arty friends in the race to find her. With a singer, actor and busker on her team, she half-wonders if she could’ve got Arts Council funding for her search. Vonnie tracks down the bank robber, who insists he left Gina unharmed in her car. From here the trail twists and turns through art classes, language schools and escape rooms, as she narrows down her list of suspects. A ransom note arrives and it’s Vonnie who the kidnappers want to deliver the money. With the cash drop imminent and not knowing who she can trust, she needs to find answers - and quickly. Available on Kindle Get your advance copy on Kindle now, or pre-order the paperback from your local bookshop! Hobart Books info@hobartbooks.com or visit the out-of-the-frying-pan page on their website. There are now several reviews of this book online:- Ingenue Magazine -
https://issuu.com/ingenue.magazine/docs/ingenue-35_spring-2022_webr The novel was a reader recommendation in Yours Magazine (issue 395. Feb 8-21 2022) |
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Hometown Tales: South
Coast.
A two novella volume containing 'Maisie And Mrs Webster' by Judy Upton
Synopsis: Maisie is an irrepressible force of nature, despite being bed bound, and Mrs Webster is a very influential spider. |
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Solo Play Titles.
Judy's plays are published by Methuen
Publishing Ltd. Their website contains further details, larger pictures of
the book covers, plus links to Amazon so you can purchase the books from the
comfort of your armchair :-)
Judy Upton: Plays 1.
A collection of Judy's early works, this publication contains five plays: Ashes and Sand, Stealing Souls, Sunspots, People on the River, and Know Your Rights, plus an introduction by the author. |
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Judy Upton: Plays 2.
This second volume of Judy's plays features Bruises; The Girlz; Sliding With Suzanne; Gaby Goes Global; and a selection of Lockdown Tales, plus an introduction by the author. A PDF eBook (Watermarked) is available. See https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/judy-upton-plays-2-9781350249172/ for more details |
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Sliding with Suzanne.
The book also includes extra playwriting materials including an essay by Judy entitled "Start Writing Plays". |
Confidence.
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Bruises & The Shorewatchers' House.
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Bruises.
A fast-track playscript - published to coincide with the premiere in November 1995. This edition has been superseded by the joint volume shown above. |
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Anthologies.
Judy's work has also featured in the
following collections.
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Frontline Intelligence 3.
Contains an afterword by the author explaining the origins of the play. |
Best of the Fest.
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International Connections
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Amsterdam Quarterly 2020
Year Book
https://www.amsterdamquarterly.org/news/amsterdam-quarterly-celebrates-ninth-yearbook/
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C.A.T.S.: Cycling
Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
about Bicycling and Cats
Stories about cosmic bicycles and fantastic felines Has your cat been plotting to take over command of your spaceship? This and other important questions are tackled in the 11 science fiction and fantasy stories in this volume, told variously from the perspectives of humans and cats. A bicycle designer finds an exciting new technical challenge on a planet inhabited by felines. A wise cat tries to convince an excited puppy not to chase cyclists. On Mars, a cat helps save the life of their human after a quake. In other stories, a student must live with the consequences of magic gone awry, a cat contrives to go on a bicycle trip, a police robot learns empathy, a captured tiger lashes out, and a young sphinx finds her wings. Featuring stories by Alice Dryden, Cherise Fong, Gerri Leen, Gretchin Lair, Jessie Kwak, Judy Upton, Juliet Wilson, Kathleen Jowitt, Kiya Nicoll, Monique Cuillerier, and Summer Jewel Keown. |
Of course, you can't buy the books from us - but try your local friendly internet bookstore and see which are still in print - and obviously order hundreds for your friends.
More Fiction Published online/in print.
Short story 'Would You, Could you?' was published in The Yellow Room magazine.
Short story 'Crying Wolf' was published in the summer 2011 issue of downloadable 'zine Pages Of Stories.
Short story 'Henrietta' published at https://hcemagazine.com/henrietta-judy-upton/ Synopsis: Henrietta appears to be a turtle, but things aren't quite as they seem.
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