CILIP Carnegie Nomination
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November 2020
I'm thrilled to share that Blood Moon has been nominated for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Prize! You can see all the nominated titles here. Congratulations to all the nominated authors. What an honour.
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National Poetry Day
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October 2020
This year feels a million months long, but October was very nice, with Blood Moon being chosen as one of the Teen Picks for National Poetry Day - a day for sharing and celebrating poetry. For this special day I wrote a poem about periods. Of course. And here are the other poetry books which were selected for National Poetry Day - all of which are absolutely excellent. |
US Starred Reviews!
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September 2020
Delighted to share that Blood Moon has received starred reviews from SLJ, Booklist AND Kirkus! Kirkus! 
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PUBLICATION DAY!
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July 2020
Okay, so we are in the middle of a pandemic, and the whole country is pretty much in lockdown, but publication week was still incredibly special. We did a Zoom-Feminist Quiz with Vagina Museum (where you can also buy my book) and an Instagram live with the lovely Gabby Edlin of Bloody Good Period. I did a couple of events for YALC - a lovely panel with Nikita Gill, Holly Bourne, Kate Weston and Anna James on Feminism in YA, and a prize giving ceremony for UKYABA. Blood Moon was reviewed in the Financial Times Life & Arts, The Irish Times and on World Book Day's Summer Reads for Teens. I also did a book signing in my back garden, a sentence I never thought I'd write. |
Cover Reveal
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April 2020
Timed beautifully with the Pink Super Moon on Wednesday, Walker YA revealed the final cover for Blood Moon. I think it looks smashing and couldn't be prouder of it. The cover was designed by Maria Soler Canton with additional design work from Laurissa Jones. |
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Blood Moon ARCs
Bath Children's Novel Award
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February 2019
BLOOD MOON, my YA novel in verse about the online shaming of teenage Frankie was shortlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award. |
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The Bath Children's Novel Award, shortlisted writers: (clockwise from top: Hana Tooke, Becca Heddle, Hilary Delamere (judge), Cassie Powney (winner), Elizabeth Shapiro, Lucy Cuthew. Photo credit: E Seal
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MA Writing for Young People Anthology
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March 2019
Bookshelf is the anthology of writing from the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Click image to read extracts from twenty-six emerging children's and YA writers. |
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Cowley International College
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November 2018
I had the warmest reception at Cowley International College where I ran two creative writing workshops for year 10s and 6th formers, and read from my work-in-progress, BLOOD MOON, a YA novel in verse. Thanks for having me @cowleian. |
Cowbridge Children's Book FestivalI ran a workshop with little ones on BACK TO SCHOOL TORTOISE at Cowbridge Children's Book Festival, talking about back-school-nerves and overcoming our worries.
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