{"id":254,"date":"2013-07-30T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T13:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catherinejohnson.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=254"},"modified":"2013-07-30T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T13:58:46","slug":"good-news-brave-new-girl-and-the-nightmare-card-both-up-for-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catherinejohnson.co.uk\/index.php\/good-news-brave-new-girl-and-the-nightmare-card-both-up-for-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News! Brave New Girl and The Nightmare Card both up for awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"brave-new-girl\"<\/a>I haven’t posted for ages because I have been so busy! Where should I start?<\/p>\n

My RLF fellowship which is lovely.<\/p>\n

World Book Day – visits last week included the brilliant Sarah Bonnell School, Swanlea School and The wonderful Book Box bookshop in Clapton<\/p>\n

The SAS conference – my first ever where I met old mates, including Helena Pielichaty, Anne Cassidy (she’s got a new series soon) Fiona Dunbar, and new ones like Sue Mongredien and Saviour Pirotta.<\/p>\n

Editing SAWBONES.<\/p>\n

Tweaking RELAX.<\/p>\n

A meeting about a possible radio play (fingers crossed).<\/p>\n

Working at BBC elstree and trying not to gasp when seeing Whitney having a fag.<\/p>\n

But most of all haveing some lovely lovely NEWS!!!<\/p>\n

The Nightmare Card is on the shortlist for The Hackney Short Novel award and Brave New Girl gets the Booktrust stamp of approval as a ‘book we like’ for March and, even better, is on the shortlist for The Southwark Book Award.<\/p>\n

Now I know I’m not going to win either prize – this isn’t fishing for compliments, you should see who I am up against – and anyway I don’t mind. Just having the validation of being on someone’s list is, for me anyway, a big relief. I am not the sort of author who sells shedloads and knowing that somebody thinks your books are worthy of being on a list with stuff by Michael Murpurgo, Kevin Crossley Holland and Anthony McGowan makes me feel very, very happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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