![]() ![]() ![]() What came next? With the youngest of her four children in school, she could get serious about her writing, so she set a schedule for herself – four hours a day for an entire year at the kitchen table, first with a black BIC pen and a stack of loose-leaf paper, then a typewriter and, finally, a word processor. After devouring a number of these in the'50s and '60s, she knew that was what she wanted to become-a writer for young people. Adding novels to her output made no difference, until she discovered works written specifically for young people. ![]() A flood of rejection slips greeted her initial submissions of adult stories and essays. She also spent time in London, first for schooling at a girls' school and then later for a stint in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II, after which came a two-year stay in Zimbabwe.Īs a child she learned to read before she started school, told stories to her younger sister, and dreamed of becoming a writer. Monica Hughes was born in 1925 in Liverpool, England, but became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1957, with stops in Cairo, Egypt, and Edinburgh, Scotland, along the way. Fans of science fiction will miss her gentle voice, clear,straight-forward style, and exploration of themes of import today presented in futuristic settings. One of Canada's premiere authors for young people, she died suddenly of a stroke at the age of 77. Are just a few of the stellar works written by Monica Hughes. ![]()
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