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Shirley A Elmokadem
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Major influences are God, my Dad who sadly died in 1999 and my Primary School teacher, Mr Rogers oh, and John Wayne lol English, History, French and Spanish were my favourite subjects at school.
Birth Place: Crawley UK,
Accomplishments: Becoming a Primary School Teacher.
Having my two wonderful children ages 28 and 30.
Passing my driving test.
Getting my grade one piano.
Becoming a Granny in July!
AND finishing my first book 'Scarab Eyes' in 2004.
I have written three more children's books since then.
Serena and The Moor's Last Sigh is now out!
Just found out that I had another book commended at The Winchester Writer's Conference 2007 and I didn't know. It's a book for teens called Body Trapped.
Shortlisted in Wannabe a writer?
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Serena And The Moor's Last Sigh $15,
Scarab Eyes $17,
Books
|  | Serena And The Moor's Last Sigh by Shirley A Elmokadem
Serena moves to Spain with her family.
She meets a boy called Ismael. They find an ancient Arabic scroll, which takes them to a castle dungeon. There they meet the ghost of Muhammad the last Moorish king of Spain. They have to help him see Granada one last time.
( The cover is by Katie Stewart, email nenabrook@westnet.com.au)...
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 | Scarab Eyes by Shirley A Elmokadem
When Anna goes to Cairo, Egypt,with her mum little does she know what lies in store for her. She meets Ahmed a young Egyptian boy who gives her a scarab necklace and suddenly she is caught up in a dangerous quest to help rid his family of an ancient curse.
This book is for ages 6-11. There is an illustration on nearly every page.
(I can send an autographed copy to anywhere in the world. Em...
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Short Stories
First day at school by Shirley A Elmokadem
Do you remember your first day at school?...
An off beat affair by Shirley A Elmokadem
Try to write a story of no more than 250 words with as many 'ff' words in it as possible.
This was my attempt!...
Christmas Crash. by Shirley A Elmokadem
Christmas is not always a happy time for families..... ...
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Poetry
Tempus Fugit. by Shirley A Elmokadem
poem...
The ghost of 'Park Bench Jim.' by Shirley A Elmokadem
Be careful where you sit in the park!...
A whale of a tale by Shirley A Elmokadem
Based on the story of Jonah....
The Eternal Message by Shirley A Elmokadem
Happy Christmas to all my friends on here!...
The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 by Shirley A Elmokadem
It was such a memorable day.
As Andy has pointed out on here we may see celebrations like it again, if England win the World Cup!
I love a fairytale......
Alhamdullah by Shirley A Elmokadem
( Alhamdullah is Arabic for ''Thanks to God/Allah'' and is said in almost every conversation here in Egypt in some way. If you ask someone, for example, if they are well. They will reply ''yes, Alhamd...
Wasp Alert! by Shirley A Elmokadem
This poem is written with my sister in mind. She'll know why!...
A tanka poem by Shirley A Elmokadem
A tanka poem about how I felt my granddaughter's first movements....
The Woven Banks of The River Nile. by Shirley A Elmokadem
This photo is of one of the many wonderful handmade carpets that we saw yesterday in the bazaar in Cairo and upon which my poem is based. There are many, some with pictures some with beautiful pattern...
The Day I Fetched Eggs by Shirley A Elmokadem
poem...
How to live to a ripe old age! by Shirley A Elmokadem
Every day there seems to be a new scientific report about what you should eat or drink to help you live longer and I am fed up with reading them!...
A Special Treat. by Shirley A Elmokadem
Fond memories....
What we must do. by Shirley A Elmokadem
poem...
My Life Stinks! (The view of a dung beetle) by Shirley A Elmokadem
(The Egyptian god ''Atum'' can be seen on these pillars at Luxor.)...
Love forever. by Shirley A Elmokadem
Poem...
The Boulevard, Crawley, Sussex by Shirley A Elmokadem
I won a competition in the local paper ''The Crawley Observer today (the prize was a bouquet of flowers) with this poem about my memories of a row of shops in Crawley called The Boulevard....
A Love Lost by Shirley A Elmokadem
poem...
Love is fleeting... by Shirley A Elmokadem
Poem...
Ours is..... by Shirley A Elmokadem
This is from my book of poems....
Spring's Message. by Shirley A Elmokadem
This won 4th prize in the ''Hairy Hound''Publishing Poetry Competition....
All gone. by Shirley A Elmokadem
Poem...
Why? by Shirley A Elmokadem
It's hard to understand why sometimes......
My Lost Paradise by Shirley A Elmokadem
Going back is hard. Once there was our little cottage nestling in the beautiful fields and woods. It was pulled down to make way for hundreds of similar looking houses. Now there is an ugly new town, ...
Acceptance by Shirley A Elmokadem
We should all respect other people''s faiths....
A Time To Say Goodbye by Shirley A Elmokadem
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Articles
When my Dad met Haigh, The Acid Bath Murderer. by Shirley A Elmokadem
This article appeared in the Crawley Observer September 2007...
My Grandad lived to be 108 years old. by Shirley A Elmokadem
My Grandad lived to 108 years old.What was his secret for a long life?...
Egyptian Food by Shirley A Elmokadem
A menu from my favourite Egyptian restaurant in Cairo ...
Surrey Writers by Shirley A Elmokadem
Famous authors on my doorstep....
Egyptian food. Recipe for Stuffed Vine Leaves ( Waraq Einab) by Shirley A Elmokadem
This is a photo of stuffed vine leaves and my favourite dip, ''baba ghanough'' a dip made from aubergine paste, tahini, garlic and lemon.
Below is my husband''s Egyptian recipe for making stuffed...
When in Egypt drink fresh! by Shirley A Elmokadem
Drinks on offer in Cairo....
John Wayne. by Shirley A Elmokadem
Happy 100th Birthday John on May 26th 2007! ...
How I began my children's book 'Scarab Eyes' by Shirley A Elmokadem
An article written for the Independent Authors Magazine, December 2006....
Cairo, Mother of the World and City of a Thousand Minarets. by Shirley A Elmokadem
An article I wrote for The Independent Authors magagazine March 2007....
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News
Shortlisted in the Wannabe a Writer? novel comp by Shirley A Elmokadem
I have been shortlisted in the Wannabe a writer comp.
To see an extract go to the web site where there are extracts of the shortlisted books here:
http://wannabeawriter.moonfruit.com/...
First prize in the 'Writing Magazine' Poetry Competition by Shirley A Elmokadem
Great news!...
I won a competition with a poem. by Shirley A Elmokadem
I received my prize yesterday ( see undermy poems) a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
I am the one in the photo holding the flowers and next to me is the shop owner....
My new book Serena and the Moor's Last Sigh is out now! by Shirley A Elmokadem
''Serena and The Moor''s Last Sigh''
a book for children ages 6-11 is out now! It cab be bought on Amazon or from the publisher Arima Publishing....
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Links
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| Shirley's web site
This is my web site where you can read about my children's books and poems.
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Authors2you for independent book sellers.
Check it out to see what books are available or if you have self published get your book on here and sell more!
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The publisher of Scarab Eyes
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Publisher of Serena and The Moor's Last sigh
You can purchase my book here!
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Additional information
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| Places I have visited;Spain,Gibralter, Egypt, France, Cyprus, Italy, Germany, Belgium, America (Washington and Chicago), North Korea, Luxumberg, Holland, Morocco, Austria, Switzerland,Malta, Ireland, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Israel(Bethlehem, Jerusalem). |
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