ACE Dig Buried Women
Arts Council England are supporting my next project with Eastern Angles – a play uncovering the stories of the women missing from Peterborough’s history books. When I was growing up in the city, writing stage versions of Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (with the theme-tune taped off the telly) I had never heard of a playwright […]
Tea, Jam And Cash For Russia
Tea was drunk with jam, Chekhov’s words filled the air and a big pot of cash was raised for Naked Heart Foundation at the Mother Tongue launch. Actors Lissa Berry and Adrian Scarborough joined me on the Matroyoshki-filled stage at Berkhamsted Waterstones to read stories from Russian folklore and the country’s most celebrated writers, while […]
Big Lie’s Big Win
Well, knock me sideways – The Big Lie‘s only gone and won the Sidewise Award 2015 for best Alternate History. This puts me in a club of past winners including Philip Roth, Stephen Fry, CJ Samson and Michael Chabon. (Which means I can now refer to these fellas as actual friends, I’m pretty sure). The results of this […]
Big (Lie) In America
‘Good girl’ Jessika is heading stateside. Candlewick Press – who have already swiped the rights for Red Ink – will be publishing The Big Lie in America. They sent us Jay Acker and now I’m sending them… No wait, I’m mixing fact and fiction there, aren’t I? Nevertheless, I’m feeling a million dollars* about selling […]
The Big Lie: Upwards and Sidewise
The Big Lie has been named as a finalist for the 2015 Sidewise Award for Alternative History. (Or the Sideways award as I keep mispronouncing it. Which suggests it has something to do with Paul Giamatti and wine. It doesn’t). Previous winners include Stephen Fry, Philip Roth and CJ Sansom so I’m feeling very honoured […]
