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Emily Craven Emily Craven i(A150212 works by)
Born: Established: 1987 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Adventures In Fashion Emily Craven , Australia : Craven Publishing , 2014 9262249 2014 single work novel

'Madeline Cain knows that after six chaotic months, the rest of her time in New York City will be smooth sailing with Kevin – her new squeeze – by her side. That is, until Madeline's idols drop a bombshell - she needs to pick a specialisation before the year is out or risk losing the career of her dreams. The problem? She's about as sure of her photographic passion as a hiker is of outrunning a bear.

'Thus Madeline begins her search for her one true path with student-arranged assignments featuring certifiably insane children, lip-synching rockers, a dog whisperer, and… zombies? But it’s not until Madeline secures a 'life-debt' by saving a potential mobster from a gun-wielding cross-dresser that she sets her sights on an amazing internship opportunity.

'Is her new patron really part of the mob? Can she nail this internship when all her experiments are going to hell? And how does she deal with Kevin's obsession over her escapades?

'Written as though you’re reading Madeline's Facebook page, Adventures in Fashion will leave you giggling on the floor as Maddie posts about the second half of her Big Apple adventure.' (Publication summary)

1 Teddy Bears' Picnic Emily Craven , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Summer no. 8 2014; (p. 31-35)
1 y separately published work icon Madeline Cain Emily Craven , 2013 Forest Glen : Emily Craven , 2013 9262217 2013 series - author novel
1 y separately published work icon The Grand Adventures of Madeline Cain : Photographer Extraordinaire Emily Craven , Australia : Craven Publishing , 2013 6769274 2013 single work novel

'Madeline has achieved her dream, acceptance into a world famous photography college in New York. Like many people of her generation who travel, she turns to Facebook to keep in touch with her family and friends. But her move from the sleepy Australian town of Adelaide doesn't exactly turn out as she expects. From her first meeting with her chain smoking house mate and his superhero Mexican Chameleon, Duncan (who can dash across rooms in the blink of an eye), she knew she was in for an interesting time. Add an umbrella rigged by her brother to yell abuse at pedestrians when it rains, pizza deliveries to porn sets, FBI questioning for supposed 'spy photography', and accidentally blackmailing a famous model cheating, and things move from the interesting to the ridiculous. In a world of status updates and blogs, where anyone who 'friends' you can follow your every move, how the hell is Madeline supposed to get out of the hole she created?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Jake's Page : A Play - Large Cast Emily Craven , 2013 single work drama
— Appears in: Jake's Page : A Short Story and Play 2013;
1 Jake's Page : A Play - Small Cast Emily Craven , 2013 single work drama
— Appears in: Jake's Page : A Short Story and Play 2013;
1 Jake's Page : A Short Story Emily Craven , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Jake's Page : A Short Story and Play 2013;
1 y separately published work icon Jake's Page : A Short Story and Play Emily Craven , Australia : Craven Publishing , 2013 6768949 2013 selected work short story drama

'"You've got to give Duncan credit, it took most people ages to realise the lederhosen was painted on and not real clothing..."

'Jake Black is almost your average teen, fresh from high-school he jumps at the chance to move from Hobart to Adelaide, with the vague plan of taking engineering at the University. Like many of his generation who travel from home, he turns to Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends. If only his mother wouldn't call him every day to check on his diabetes. Or use his sister's account to spy on his activities. Perhaps this is why his parents were so eager for him to attend one of the city's residential colleges, where he is surrounded by two hundred students who can keep watch. However, college is more adventurous than Jake's parents bargained for... Ignoring the inevitable medical impacts of his new life style Jake struggles managing his mother and his new freedom, with mixed results on the public Facebook platform.

'A combination of short story written in status updates and posts, and a one-act play for small and large casts, Jake's Page is a comic yet heart-breaking tale of a young, type one diabetic and his Facebook Page.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Self-Publishing & Speculative Fiction Emily Craven , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , October vol. 18 no. 9 2012; (p. 12-13)
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