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Welwyn Wilton Katz
Submitted by clelia (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 4:39pm.
Welwyn Wilton Katz is a flute player (the jazzier the better); a wannabe sailor (preferably via a 16 footer without winches); an inner archaeologist and geologist (because I have few oft-used muscles and so would need a team to woman the trowels and rock hammers); a Viking skald by desire (the myths are so connected); a follower of the non-dualist path of Siddha yoga (and therefore a still-working-on-it Christian and Buddhist and Muslim and Jew as well as any other path where God -- in English-- is still an abbreviation for Good); an identifier (crystals, flowers, geography, and so on); a jeweller; a believer in justice (it must exist somewhere); a believer in magic (see?); an experienced battler of insurance companies, rapacious lawyers (not my current one!), certain Parliamentarians, and a few too many other real-life Hydras; a reader of science fiction (I yearn for each new C.J. Cherryh) and mysteries; a justified optimist (married four times and finally figuring out what I'd done wrong the first three times); the mother of the best daughter in the world; a very good if out-of-practice cook; the wife of the most talented musician and kindest friend in the world; a writer of ten books for children and young adults published in roughly a dozen languages, and also some short work for adults (very short is very fun and actually publishable) and the odd poem (I bow to Roo Borson and Erin Noteboom); and (obviously), someone who would, if anyone let her, create sentences longer than those by Charles Dickens.
Visit Welwyn's website at www.booksbywelwyn.ca
Send your questions and comments for Welwyn to writer@openbooktoronto.com.
Visit Welwyn's website at www.booksbywelwyn.ca
Send your questions and comments for Welwyn to writer@openbooktoronto.com.
Welwyn Wilton Katz's Books
Beowulf
By Welwyn Wilton Katz
In this beloved retelling of a popular legend, young readers are introduced to Beowulf, Wiglaf and Aelfhere, all of whom are endowed with a different magical gift. But these gifts are actually a terrible burden for them. Beowulf’s superhuman strength makes him clumsy and even overpowers his own weapons. Aefhere’s ability to read minds reveals disturbing truths. And Wiglaf’s life like dreams foretell disaster. Welwyn Wilton Katz recounts the Beowulf legend from the point of view of Wiglaf, who hears about many of Beowulf’s adventures, including the seven-day swim in which he kills nine monsters; the battle in the mead hall with the wicked troll, Grendel; the underwater struggle with the sea serpents; and the confrontation with Grendel's evil mother.
