Big Lie Big Announcement
My next YA/Adult crossover novel, The Big Lie, will be published by Hot Key Books in August 2015. The book is a contemporary alt-history about, well… I’ll let Hot Key do the explaining in their press release which includes a cover reveal too. Thrilled!
BBA, YALC and the BBC
This last week I’ve been a nominee at the Branford Boase Awards, a panelist at the YA Lit Conference and at Maida Vale recording a new radio drama. Considering my days are usually spent in old joggers in the writing shed at the bottom of the garden, it’s been busy. First up was the Branford […]
Shortlist Shout For Red Ink
Red Ink has made it onto the shortlist for the Branford Boase Award 2014. The panel of judges, chaired by The Guardian’s Children’s Books Editor, Julia Eccleshare, said of the book: ‘A sophisticated piece of writing, the author has a sharp, witty style’ ‘The characters are well portrayed and convincing, we feel Melon growing through […]
Why WoMentoring?
When I was 17 years old I decided I would apply to Oxbridge. No one else in my family had got a degree but I had achieved all As at GCSE and had been predicted the same spread of grades for my A Levels – I would blaze a trail. I went to see the […]
Another Nod For Melon
Red Ink has been long-listed for the prestigious Branford Boase Award. The award is made annually for the most promising book for seven-year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist, and its previous winners include Annabel Pitcher, Jenny Downham, Marcus Sedgwick and Meg Rosoff. The award recognises the work of both the author and the […]
