Post by LadyTass2001 on Mar 22, 2005 0:53:39 GMT -5
Found this on Sci-fi News Of the week
British author Geraldine McCaughrean prevailed over 100 writers from around the world to land the job of writing the authorized sequel to J.M. Barrie's fantasy classic Peter Pan, the Reuters news service reported. "I am delighted beyond words," McCaughrean told the wire service after being picked by a London children's hospital that owns the rights to Barrie's tale of Tinkerbell, Wendy, Captain Hook and the boy who never grew up. "It is an astonishing, daunting privilege to be let loose in Neverland, armed with nothing but a pen," she said.
The Great Ormond Street hospital in London launched the search for a sequel last year to mark the centenary of the classic and to keep much-needed funds flowing when the copyright runs out in Europe in 2007 and in the United States in 2023.
The judges, flooded with entries from South America, Australia, the United States and Europe, opted for a homegrown author to extend the life of Barrie's immortal characters, Reuters reported.
McCaughrean, author of over 130 books and plays and the only writer ever to capture the Whitbread Children's Book Award three times, won with her sample chapter and synopsis of a follow-up tale called Captain Pan. One of the judges, Barrie's great-great-nephew, David, told Reuters about the competition: "Captain Pan had a real fight on his hands, but won through in the end. I think J.M. Barrie would have liked his style. If I'm wrong he'll be back to haunt us."
British author Geraldine McCaughrean prevailed over 100 writers from around the world to land the job of writing the authorized sequel to J.M. Barrie's fantasy classic Peter Pan, the Reuters news service reported. "I am delighted beyond words," McCaughrean told the wire service after being picked by a London children's hospital that owns the rights to Barrie's tale of Tinkerbell, Wendy, Captain Hook and the boy who never grew up. "It is an astonishing, daunting privilege to be let loose in Neverland, armed with nothing but a pen," she said.
The Great Ormond Street hospital in London launched the search for a sequel last year to mark the centenary of the classic and to keep much-needed funds flowing when the copyright runs out in Europe in 2007 and in the United States in 2023.
The judges, flooded with entries from South America, Australia, the United States and Europe, opted for a homegrown author to extend the life of Barrie's immortal characters, Reuters reported.
McCaughrean, author of over 130 books and plays and the only writer ever to capture the Whitbread Children's Book Award three times, won with her sample chapter and synopsis of a follow-up tale called Captain Pan. One of the judges, Barrie's great-great-nephew, David, told Reuters about the competition: "Captain Pan had a real fight on his hands, but won through in the end. I think J.M. Barrie would have liked his style. If I'm wrong he'll be back to haunt us."
