I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that Call Me Lion has won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2023 for UK/Ireland. 

This award is hugely important to be both professionally and personally.

The Crystal Kite is a peer vote. This means fellow SCBWI members have voted Call Me Lion as their favourite book to be published in 2022. There were a lot of entries so this is a huge achievement and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who voted.

SCBWI is a huge part of my life. I have been a long-term member and have volunteered in several different roles. 

The people I have met through SCBWI have become the closest friends and being a member and volunteer means I've been able to progress professionally in my career in so many ways. This is a representation of how far I have come in my author journey.

At the conference in Manchester which this year is on 4&5 November, I will be delivering my acceptance speech - proper Oscars style.

​Can't wait!

Absolutely love getting tweets like these.

It means the world to know that Call Me Lion is out there doing such good work, inspiring and encouraging readers and opening discussions around anxiety and empathy.

​By tagging me I was able to reach out to Rob and ask if he would like a quick virtual Q&A visit for his avid reading group. 

We'll be setting a date for the summer term and I can't wait to meet them and see what questions they have for me.

If you're interested in a virtual visit for your school or library you can find out more by visiting my author visits page and make it happen by contacting me.

Hope to hear from you soon.