Every year the wonderful team at the KSP Writers' Centre allow me to judge their annual Spooky Stories Contest. It's something I LOVE doing. This year they had a record number of entry submissions...325! And I had a very busy April :) The Winners and Finalists are announced at the Spooky Stories Awards Night and Sundowner on the 19th August. But tickets sell out fast, so if you can come, better get in quick.
Purr-fect Pitch has been awarded 3rd place in the Contemporary Short Category of the NEST contest. I'm thrilled to be sharing the stage with fellow Gumnut Press author, D. D. Line whose wonderful book, An Ear To The Ground, took out 3rd place in the Short Suspense Category. Purr-Fect Pitch has now received 5 Award Nominations!
I was thrilled to hear my short story, Counting Kisses, has been accepted into Gumnut Press's Christmas Anthology, Holiday Kisses to be released at the end of 2022. Congratulations to all the other authors in the anthology, I can't wait to work with you all.
Thank you to the MMH Press Awards for presenting Purr-Fect Pitch with a 1st place Gold Medal in the Romance Category! Thanks must always go to my gorgeous publisher Gumnut Press. This is Purr-Fect Pitch's 4th award nomination, my 19th award nomination overall since I began writing, and my 8th winners trophy :)
Being award nominated for my books is amazing. But in 2021 I was given the honour of a finalist position in the Roar Business Awards. The business of being an author can be challenging. A lot of work happens behind the scenes before a published book hits the shelves. To make this nomination extra special, I get to share it with my publisher, Peta Flanigan, CEO of Gumnut Press, and two wonderful authors, and dear friends, Michelle Weitering and Amanda Maynard-Schubert
Thank you to Sofija and Georgia from the KSP Writers' Centre for chatting to me about contest judging on the 'Writing From Square One episode 6' podcast
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