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Winona Kent's Interests
General
Screenwriting, music from the 1960's (particularly British pop groups), Sean Bean, Bill Nighy.
I'm the webbo, creator and designer of The Compleat Sean Bean. Click here.
I also have a personal page detailing my screenwriting, fiction and nonfiction successes. Click here.
Music
The Shadows, The Moody Blues, Cliff Richard, The Tremeloes, The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles ... you get the general idea.
Movies
So many movies, so little space to list them all! All time current favourites... Local Hero, The Girl in the Cafe, Love Actually, The Tall Guy, Withnail & I, all of the Sharpe films, Clarissa, The Krays, The Player, Vera Drake, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Fargo, Bend It Like Beckham...
Television
BBC World News, State of Play, Corner Gas...
Books
My novels (of course)!
The Cilla Rose Affair... Click here.
and Skywatcher... out of print, but you can still buy used copies on Amazon... Click here.
My favourite writers are Monica Dickens, John le Carre, and John Galsworthy. And I love Winnie the Pooh...
About me:
I was born in England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan. I'm a graduate of Central Collegiate and the University of Regina, where I received my BA in English. After living in Winnipeg and Moose Jaw, I eventually found my way to Vancouver. I graduated from the University of British Columbia with an MFA in Creative Writing, and I have a certificate in Writing for Film & Television from Vancouver Film School.
Vancouver
I've been a freelance writer for assorted newspapers and magazines, a temporary secretary in London, a travel agent and the Managing Editor of a literary magazine (Prism international).
I spent a few years working for TELUS in Burnaby, BC, as an in-house travel consultant, a word processing clerk, a contract management clerk and a tech writer, creating and editing student materials for TELUS Learning Services.
In 2003 I graduated from Vancouver Film School's full time program in Writing for Screen and TV.
I'm currently a Program Assistant at UBC's Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health. I continue to write and develop screenplays.
I'm the webbo, creator and designer of The Compleat Sean Bean. Click here.
And you can visit my personal page (with lots of details about my writing career) here: Winona Kent
Who I'd like to meet:
I'd like to meet Bill Nighy. I love his acting, and he's my hero for achieving international attention later in life.
I would have loved to have met the writer Monica Dickens. I adore the sense of surprise that infiltrates her stories.
I'd like to meet Richard Curtis. I would kill to be able to write funny screenplays as well as he does.
Many years ago I wanted to meet Sean Bean. I've done that four times now, so I guess it's no longer a "like to meet", but a "really enjoyed meeting (and interviewing)" :)
Read the interview here.
