S. R. Harris
S. R. Harris or Sarah Reader Harris is a British-born Belgian writer, novelist, poet and publisher based in Brussels, best known for her children's books. Her work A Sheep Called Skye was adapted for stage by Nicola McCartney and performed at the National Theatre of Scotland in conjunction with puppeteer Ailie Cohen.[1][2][3][4]
Biography[edit]
S. R. Harris was born Sarah Margaret Reader Harris in 1959, the niece of Dame Diana Reader Harris and granddaughter of John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst.[5] Having graduated from Sherborne School for Girls, she attended University College London before transferring to University of Bradford.[citation needed]
Children's books[edit]
The Skye series tells the story of a sheep by the name of Skye who lives on the Scottish Isle of Skye. Following her 2000 A Sheep Called Skye, Harris added further books to the series, including To Skye with Love, A Patch of Skye, and No Place like Skye.[6] The first book has since gone into Dutch translation as Het Eiland van de Nevelen.[7] She has also published several original children's books in Dutch, including Het Mysterie van de Bienoboon and Vlieglessen van een Vlegel.
Fiction[edit]
In 2018, Harris's novel Plums Taste Different Here was listed for the Yeovil Literary Prize.[8][failed verification]
Poetry[edit]
In 2017, Harris was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, an international competition for creative writers.[9]
Activism[edit]
Harris has used poetry to address the European migrant crisis in Brussels.[10][11][12] With Marieke Slovin Lewis and people living at the Fedasil Petit-Chateau Arrival Centre, Harris wrote and published On the Move: Poems and Songs of Migration.[13]
She is active in a variety of educational and cultural programs through her writing.[14][15]
Harris is also a member of the Brussels Writers' Circle.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ "A sheep's tale worth catching". The Herald. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Brown, Mark (8 October 2007). "Molly Sweeney: an absorbing, psychological thriller: Mark Brown reviews Molly Sweeney and A Sheep Called Skye by the National Theatre of Scotland". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Dibdin, Thom (22 September 2006). "How Scotland's national theatre is finally coming home". The Stage. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Walmsley, Ben (2012). "Re-defining rural marketing: Insights from touring theatre" (PDF). International Journal of Rural Management. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Dymond, Percy (27 May 1965). "The Wakehursts in Chelsea". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
Our four grand-children, Michael and Sarah Reader Harris and Timothy and Christina Loder—the boys are seven and the girls five
- ^ "A Sheep Called Skye".
- ^ "Het Eiland van de Nevelen".
- ^ "Yeovil Prize 2018".
- ^ "Bridport Prize 2017". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Poetry in het Klein Kasteeltje".
- ^ "Brussels Kunstenoverleg".
- ^ "Lasso, Brussels".
- ^ "On the Move". Fishpond. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Brussels Express".
- ^ "Brussels City Website, Events".
- ^ "Brussels Writers' Circle". 2016.
- ^ "Harvard Square Editions".
