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#LostandFound in Guildford !

Kathryn Evans

By Kathryn Evans

 

What a fab night we had  when we took our #LostandFound tour to  Guildford Waterstones – hosted by the fabulous Amber, chaired by the wondrous book blogger  Faye and live tweeted by the nibble fingered Jim @Yayeahyeah ( even though he was poorly).

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Amber heard a rumour we liked Prosecco and gave us all a box of these yummy treats! Thank you Amber!

I think we had a room full of writers because lots of the questions were geared to how we all broke through and got published – we answered with our usual honesty so I hope people gained knowledge and inspiration. They certainly gained Prosecco and mince pies thanks to Olivia’s wonderful family!

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Olivia with her Mum and Step-dad and  the home made mince pies!

And of course- we picked our #LostandFound giveaway winner! You didn’t think I’d forgotten did you?

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Congratulations to….

Claire Oakley!

I’ll be in touch to send you ALL the goodies.

And if you didn’t win, don’t be sad, Waterstones has some of our books on a 25% offer!

Next stop  LIVERPOOL!!! Hope to see you there.

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Kathryn Evans is the award winning author of More of Me, A gripping thriller about identity with a sinister sci-fi edge…

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More of Me nominated for Carnegie Medal

Kathryn Evans

By Kathryn Evans

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know that I am a huge fan of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. This is because the nominees and winners are chosen by librarians. Only librarians.  And I have haunted libraries all my life.

I’ve blogged about it in the past, this is my post from 2015. I even shadowed the shortlist last year – something I highly recommend – great books and you learn SO MUCH and get to hang out and chat about some of the best books in the country.

It all starts with a list of nominations. It’s usually a very long list and this year is no exception – it is a very long list. But there is one tiny difference this year.

I am on it.

It means so much  I feel like I’ve won already.  I will always be a Carnegie nominated author.

I think I might go and have another little cry.

Congratulations to all the nominees for both the Greenaway and the Carnegie. I am beyond honoured to be on the list with you.