GLENDA YOUNG

I'm a displaced Mackem, living in London. As well as writing the Corrie weekly updates, I do some freelance writing, support Sunderland AFC, grow my own veg and drink champagne from my slippers.

I graduated as a (very) mature student in 2001 with a First Class Hons degree in Journalism from the University of Sunderland. During my degree I was extremely fortunate to be invited on placement to the Coronation Street press office where I assisted with the Granada publication Access All Areas: Behind the Scenes at Coronation Street.  I also used to write freelance for the now defunct Coronation Street magazine.  
After graduation I moved to live in London and carried on my studies at postgrad (MA) level.  In one essay I discussed the representation of the various forms of femininity in Coronation Street - and if you're studying soaps in general or Corrie in particular at undergrad or postgrad level and need advice on where to find academic sources of info, then a good place to start is by looking at the list I've compiled on the Corrie Net FAQ. 

I've been a fan of Corrie for as long as I can remember. My all-time favourite female character is Rita Sullivan and male character is Spider Nugent. Spider's profile, which I wrote, is on line at the Coronation Street fan web site corrie.net. To take a look at it, click the button. I also helped write and now maintain the Coronation Street FAQ on corrie.net

From its inception in October 2005 until September 2007 I was editor of Corrieblog, which is owned by Shiny Media. Under my editorship, Corrieblog was lauded by The Guardian as Marvellous and twice by the Manchester Evening News as Excellent and Essential Reading for Street fans.

Currently, I blog Corrie fun stuff and the weekly Coronation Street updates right here. My blog has been praised by Now Magazine in Canada as Witty and pereceptive, a must-read for Corrie fanatics.  I also podcast a monthly Coronation Street update for the lovely people at the The Soap Show

Coronation Street: The Complete Saga, is a novel by Katherine Hardy. I was recently commissioned to update the novel with major events from the cobbles from 2003 to date. The book will go on sale in August 2008 and is available via Amazon here. My name and contribution to the book will appear on an imprint page inside the book.

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