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"Blood Moon is one of the best YA debuts I’ve read in years. Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope. It’s a very special book.”
Louise O'Neill |
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Hello!
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I am the author of over thirty books for children. My debut novel BLOOD MOON (published by Walker Books), is a YA verse novel about periods, sex and online shaming. BLOOD MOON was nominated for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the 2021 Amazing Book Awards, and featured on the Reading Agency's #WonderWomenBooklist. It was also shortlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award in 2019 and came highly commended in the United Agents/Bath Spa Prize in 2018. Find more about it here. I am also an Associate Lecturer on the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa, and speak on the BBC about children’s literature.
I have an MA in in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, an MPhil in Children’s Literature and a BA (hons) in English. You can find links to my academic work and other articles here. I worked in children’s publishing for ten years before I became an author, and was shortlisted for the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, which celebrates the achievements of young women in publishing. My published works for younger children include picture books, educational texts, phonics books and short stories. You can find out more about these titles here. My picture book, Back to School Tortoise, was shortlisted for three awards, including the CCBC Choice Award and was featured on CBeebies Book at Bedtime. I also write short stories and poetry. Some of them are here. I visit schools to talk about poetry and writing. For more information on school visits, please contact me here. Representation: Rachel Mann, Jo Unwin Literary Agency |
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