Helen Hart is a

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known best as, Maya Snow.

Career

Hart, been a published author since 1999, especially under pseudonyms for Scholastic,

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and a range of overseas publishers. Her work has been translated into many languages including Swedish, Danish, Japanese and Greek. One of her

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novels, written as Maya Snow, was shortlisted for the Solihull Children's Book Award 2010. Helen is one of the founding partners of publishing consultancy, SilverWood Books which helps writers get their work into print. She is the co-founder of the successful 'Get Published Masterclass' in Bristol and was a judge for the Bristol Short Story Prize in 2010 and 2011. Her most recent book is the swashbuckling pirate adventure ''The Black Banner''. She is represented by London literary agency Pollinger Ltd.

Works

Vampire Plagues series ''Vampire Plagues'' (sometimes also titled ''Vampire Dusk'') is a historical horror young adult series of six novels (''London, 1850'', ''Paris, 1850'', ''Mexico, 1850'', ''Outbreak'', ''Epidemic'' and ''Extermination''). The series is creditred u ...

as Sebastian Rook **Book 4: Outbreak (Scholastic) 2005, **Book 5: Epidemic (Scholastic) 2005, **Book 6: Extermination (Scholastic) 2006, * Sisters of the Sword Series as Maya Snow ** ** ** **''Sisters of the Sword 4: The Battle Dawns'', HarperCollins, 2010, * ''The Black Banner'' as Helen Hart (SilverWood Originals) 2011,

References

External links

Helen Hart
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SilverWood Books
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