• Welcome!
    Hello and welcome to my website.
    I hope you'll enjoy finding out about me
    and my work. Don't forget you can
    follow me on Twitter. Click the icon
    at the top of the page.
    Barbara
  • On The Air
    The creative writing sessions
    on Synergy Radio proved
    really popular. Listen
    again to the sessions on
    my News page.
  • Kill and Tell
    My adult suspense novel Kill and Tell
    is now available on Kindle. This novel
    was shortlisted for the 2009 Luke Bitmead
    Bursary, which is described as "one of the
    most prestigious competitions for
    unpublished writers in the country" (Legend Press).
    Find out more in the News section.
  • Write Good Start
    My new writing residency at the wonderful
    Seven Stories is under way.
    Go to the Write Around the Toon
    site to read my blog about it.

Welcome to My Website

This is the website of writer Bea Davenport. That's the pen name of journalist Barbara Henderson. I have been a newspaper, TV and radio journalist for many years, but I'm currently working to complete my PhD in Creative Writing at Newcastle University. My children's book, The Serpent House, was a finalist in a Times Chicken House Award. Currently, I'm working on Halloween, a novel for young adults, a sequel to The Serpent House and a collection of short stories with the working title Where's Your Mama Gone. I also lecture on the journalism courses at Northumbria University.

 
Radio Picture by Margaret Eagle-Clark , Book picture © Cameron Maddux

What's Going On

May 2012

Pulp Idol

I'm very excited after being invited to take part in the 'Pulp Idol' competition in Liverpool on May 21st. Find out more by going to my News section.

May 2012

Kill and Tell Downloads

I'm delighted that so many people have downloaded my book Kill and Tell to read on their Kindles. Nearly two thirds are in the United States! If you want to read this adult suspense novel click here.

May 2012

Online

My interview by local blogger Chastity Flyte for her Not the Berwickshire Advertiser site, in which I discuss creative writing and e-publishing, is now online. Click here to view the article.