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James Bow

Author

51 Paulander Drive Unit 23
Kitchener, ON
N2M 5E5
Phone: (519) 570-9640
Email: james.bow@gmail.com
Web: unwrittenbooks.ca

Born: April 19, 1972; Toronto, ON
Family: Wife: Erin Noteboom, Daughter: Vivian

Biography

I was born in downtown Toronto on April 19, 1972 and lived there until my folks moved up to Kitchener in 1991 so I could attend the University of Waterloo. I've lived in Kitchener ever since. I've been trained as an urban planner, and I've worked as a database manager, web designer, circulation manager, administrative assistant, layout designer and office manager. The one consistent thing about my varied academic and professional career has been a love of writing.

I practised my craft by writing Doctor Who fan fiction. I started at it when I was fourteen, and was coached ahead by a number of fellow-fans. I was a member of the Doctor Who Information Network and I rose in the ranks, finally editing my own fan fiction magazine as well as their official fiction publication Myth Makers. It was 2001 before I decided I was ready to write fiction in my own universe, and I started work on the story that would become The Unwritten Girl.

It was through fan fiction that I met a number of important people in my life, the most important of which was Erin Noteboom, who became my wife. So, if you want to write, fan fiction is an excellent way to practise, and meet good people as well. I'm currently living in Kitchener, Ontario with Erin and our daughter Vivian. I have written a number of non-fiction articles for my local paper, business publications and the Internet. My work paid off with the publication of The Unwritten Girl in 2006 and its sequel, Fathom Five in 2007. I am currently working on the third book of the Unwritten Books trilogy and a fourth book featuring a new set of characters and problems.

Published Works

Fathom Five, The Dundurn Group, 2007
The Unwritten Girl, The Dundurn Group, 2006

Other Memberships

Canadian Childrens Book Centre, The Writers Union of Canada

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