The Bog Mermaid wins Quill Prose Prize

Excited to announce that The Bog Mermaid has won the Quill Prose Award 2022, run by Red Hen Press

There won’t be a publication, we couldn’t agree terms on the contract, but still, a prize is a prize.

Read about the book itself here

Read about searching for the right place to set the book here

Watch a video of me reading an extract at the Writing the Past event for Hither Green Festival 2019 here (yes, it does take a long time to write a novel, doesn’t it!)

I want to thank Muireann, Maria and Paula for the stories and permission to use them, and the woman in the audience at a reading in Brixton for the title.

And Cat, Henry, Katy, Ruth, Jenn’s dad and various others for letting me pick their brains for accuracy and science.

And WooA, especially Neil and Bartle, for listening to the entire thing in 15 minute slots over a couple of years!