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Hay Festival Panel with Patrice Lawrence, Alex Wheatle and Sara Barnard
April 13, 2017
I’ll be taking part in a panel event at the Hay Festival on 1st June with the brilliant Patrice Lawrence, Alex Wheatle and Sara Barnard whose books have all also been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize. The event will be chaired by Jenny Valentine. I’m …
Upcoming Event: Oxford Literary Festival Panel, March 25th
January 29, 2017
On Saturday 25th March I will be taking part in a very exciting panel at the Oxford Literary festival, chaired by Anna James. The brilliant Juno Dawson and Costa-shortlisted Patrice Lawrence will also be on the panel – I can’t wait! You can find out mo …
All-new cover for How Not To Disappear paperback is revealed!
June 7, 2016
The brand new cover for the How Not To Disappear paperback has been revealed and very beautiful it is too! As an author one of my favourite parts of the publication process is seeing the different ideas for covers and the work that goes behind the scen …
How Not to Disappear cover reveal!
October 22, 2015
The gorgeous cover for my next book, How Not to Disappear, has been revealed! This is a REALLY exciting moment for an author – the moment when the story you’ve been slaving over for months and at times felt you’d never finish actually starts to feel li …
COUNTDOWN TO YALC 2015!
July 8, 2015
I’m desperately busy at the moment trying to finish the edits for my next book, How Not To Disappear, which will be out in January 2016. I’m nearly there (I think) but as usual it’s taking way longer than I hoped! So it’s good to have something …
BOOKS AND CHOCOLATE – WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE? IT’S THE UKYA EGG HUNT!
March 19, 2015
Welcome to the UKYA Easter Egg Hunt! One very lucky winner will win a huge grand prize of signed books by over thirty YA authors who write and live in the UK. All you have to do is read this blog, count up how many UKYA branded Easter eggs you see in t …
New year, new look!
January 6, 2015
I have to admit I’m not a big fan of this time of year – for the whole of January I can usually be found at my desk grumbling to myself, wearing five jumpers, fingerless gloves, clutching a hot water bottle, dosed up on Day Nurse, coffee and leftover Q …
Paperback Writer
December 8, 2014
This week I had a very exciting early Christmas present – the brand new paperback of The Year of The Rat! It’s not in the shops till January but I got a sneak preview and I love the new look. It gave me a real boost as I’m currently immersed in the tri …
Ignoring the Voices Of Doom
April 23, 2014
Just over a year ago I sent the following email to a friend…