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Winona Kent

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

About Me


PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY "SEAN BEAN" SITES THAT ARE NOTED ON MY "FRIENDS" LIST OR HAVE LINKS FROM THIS PAGE ARE FAN-RUN SITES. THEY ARE NOT RUN BY SEAN BEAN, OR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH HIM. (SORRY)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, and graduated from the University of British Columbia with an MFA in Creative Writing.
VancouverI'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, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology. I continue to write and develop screenplays.I'm the webbo, creator and designer of The Compleat Sean Bean. Click here. I also edit an online showbiz zine, zineCAT: Click here. And you can visit my personal page (with lots of details about my writing career) here: Winona Kent

My Interests

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.

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.

Music:

The Shadows, The Moody Blues, Cliff Richard, The Tremeloes, The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Four Pennies... 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...

My Blog

Haunting Hamlet at Vancouver's Cold Reading Series

When: Thursday August 2, 2007The CRS and Women in Film and Television Vancouver (WIFTV) join forces to bring you a terrific night of scripts and awareness. This week all the scripts are written by WI...
Posted by Winona Kent on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:26:00 PST

Creatures from Greek Mythology

I've decided to put some of my published short stories online.The first is called "Creatures from Greek Mythology" and it was a second-prize winner in a fiction competition sponsored by Cross-Canada W...
Posted by Winona Kent on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:43:00 PST

Ten Song Drive at Final Draught (Vancouver)

Hi everyone.If you're in Vancouver, BC on the evening of Monday, December 4, please drop by THE OTHER SPACE (Formerly the Restaurant at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre)Corner of W. Georgia and Cambie - Ab...
Posted by Winona Kent on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:51:00 PST

Rifleman Harris Videos / Behind the Scenes - Sharpe Series

Support Jason SalkeyIf you want to buy the definitive look at the Sharpe tv series, with behind the scenes footage, photos, comments etc., then please go to:Rifleman Harris Official Jason Salkey Webpa...
Posted by Winona Kent on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:01:00 PST

Save Little Green Street

There's a little street in Kentish Town, London (NW5) which is under threat from developers. This tiny road (Little Green Street) is an 18th Century cobbled street, with a collection of eight Georgian...
Posted by Winona Kent on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:21:00 PST

Faceless (Sean Bean pilot tv episode for Fox - DOWNLOAD ONLINE)

Sean Bean filmed a one-hour tv pilot for Fox Television earlier this year. It was called "Faceless". Logline: A federal prosecutor gets in touch with his inner criminal in order to take down a spra...
Posted by Winona Kent on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:29:00 PST