The YA Book Prize 2023

I was so thrilled to find out that “The Songs You’ve Never Heard” was shortlisted for The YA Book Prize 2023 and this week I got to attend the awards ceremony in beautiful Edinburgh alongside the other amazing shortlisted authors.

Over the course of the event I got to speak on a panel, give a live reading, do two book signings and meet lots of talented and lovely new people! It was such an amazing event - please check out my diary entry for the full account!

Thank you so much to everyone behind the scenes who made it happen and to everyone who came out to celebrate UK YA. It is definitely a day I will never forget as long as I live!

'Songs' Shortlisted For YA Book Prize 2023

I am so excited to announced that The Songs You’ve Never Heard has been shortlisted for The YA Book Prize 2023 alongside many other absolutely amazing titles.

I have followed the YA Book Prize for many years and to be part of such an incredible line-up is an honour and an absolute dream come true! I will also get to attend the awards ceremony in Edinburgh in August and join this celebration of UK YA in person.

The Shortlist was also promoted in The Bookseller this week and made the front cover - talk about exciting times!! I can’t wait for more readers to meet Meg and Alana through the prize, and for more people to discover our ‘booksical’ for the first time!