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Valerie Laws

Goodreads Author

Born

Northumberland, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.valerielaws.com

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Genre

Crime, Poetry, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

January 2013

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Valerie Laws is world-infamous for spray-painting quantum physics poetry onto live sheep in her Arts Council-funded QUANTUM SHEEP project. She is a Northumbrian poet, performer, crime & comedy novelist, playwright and sci-art installation specialist.

Her 13 published books include poetry (including 4 full collections), crime & comedy fiction, language text books, and drama.

Her new crime novel THE OPERATOR (BRUCE AND BENNETT CRIME THRILLER 2) is out on Kindle, endorsed by Ann Cleeves, Alex Marwood and Phoef Sutton.

Her first crime novel THE ROTTING SPOT is endorsed by Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid, won a Northern Writer's Award, was a New Writing North Read Regional Choice, and was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize.

Her recent poetry book A Valerie Laws is world-infamous for spray-painting quantum physics poetry onto live sheep in her Arts Council-funded QUANTUM SHEEP project. She is a Northumbrian poet, performer, crime & comedy novelist, playwright and sci-art installation specialist.

Her 13 published books include poetry (including 4 full collections), crime & comedy fiction, language text books, and drama.

Her new crime novel THE OPERATOR (BRUCE AND BENNETT CRIME THRILLER 2) is out on Kindle, endorsed by Ann Cleeves, Alex Marwood and Phoef Sutton.

Her first crime novel THE ROTTING SPOT is endorsed by Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid, won a Northern Writer's Award, was a New Writing North Read Regional Choice, and was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize.

Her recent poetry book ALL THAT LIVES arises from funded Residencies at a London Pathology Museum, and at Newcastle University's Institute for Ageing and Health, working with neuroscientists creating poetry about the brain’s bizarre beauty and life cycle. It won a Northern Writer's Award and the work at an early stage secured a Wellcome Trust Arts Award.

Four of her books are available as ebooks including her comedy Austen reimagining, LYDIA BENNET'S BLOG.

Valerie has degrees in Mathematics/Theoretical Physics, also in English, and an MA(Creative Writing). She was disabled in a car crash 28 years ago but unlike the two cars, was not written off! She's an obsessive swimmer and snorkeler, a keen wildlife spotter, and loves to travel worldwide.

She has written 12 commissioned plays for stage and BBC radio. She's won many prizes and awards, eg twice a prizewinner in National Poetry competition.

Valerie devises new forms of poetry, science-themed poetry installations and commissions including the infamous Quantum Sheep. Another of her random physics haiku was commissioned by BBC2 TV for Why Poetry Matters, with Griff Rhys Jones, and live at Royal Festival Hall, London. That one was sprayed onto beach balls and activated in water.

Her poetry AV installations have featured in public exhibitions. SLICING THE BRAIN has been exhibited in London, Newcastle, and Berlin. Her WINDOW OF ART 'embedded haiku', activated electronically, was in ST Thomas Hospital, London for ten years.

She performs her work worldwide live and in the media. She has had many Writers' Residencies, including in Egypt and in scientific institutes, currently in Dilston Physic Garden which grows and studies mind-altering herbs. No free samples though! ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 100 ratings · 28 reviews · 12 distinct works

	The Rotting Spot (A Bruce and Bennett Mystery - Book 1) 3.89 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lydia Bennet's Blog: The real story of Pride and Prejudice 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Operator (A Bruce and Bennett Mystery - Book 2) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Facebook of the Dead: Poems 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonbathing 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantum Sheep 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That Lives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hilfe by Valerie Laws (Goodreads Author), Richard Wall it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changing Age, Changing Minds 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hilfe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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― Valerie Laws, Lydia Bennet's Blog: The real story of Pride & Prejudice

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