Well nothing much is happening in the book world but nature is blooming and the writer’s life goes on pretty much as normal. The Midnight Swan is finished and we are working on the cover design which should be ready to be shared soon. Publication is scheduled for October, and I am hoping that will… Continue reading
I’m pleased to say that the third Clockwork Crow book, THE MIDNIGHT SWAN, is finished and now with the publishers. There should be a cover image soon. Obviously a lot of editing will happen next but the book should appear in October from Firefly. It was fun to write and there are a few revelations… Continue reading
The Velvet Fox has now been published for a month and has had a very good reception and positive reviews. Sales of Clockwork Crow are still high and Firefly have just sold rights to Candlewick Press (Walker Books) in the US and also to publishers in China, Russia, Denmark and Finland. I’m doing a few… Continue reading
I’m delighted that The Velvet Fox will be published on 3rd October by Firefly Press. This is the sequel to last year’s Clockwork Crow, and features a new adventure for Seren and the Crow (who is even tetchier this time round.) Firefly have done a great job on the cover. Initial reviews have been very… Continue reading
Last Thursday I had the great pleasure of reading from The Bramble King at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, alongside my old friend Sheenagh Pugh, who was launching her own latest collection Afternoons Go Nowhere. Both are now available from Seren Books. Sheenagh lives in Shetland these days so I haven’t seen her for a… Continue reading
It was great to talk to an interested and enthusiastic audience at Hay on Sunday about the Clockwork Crow. I had the chance to read an excerpt and field plenty of challenging questions. Thanks to everyone who came! My next event is at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff this Thursday where I will be reading… Continue reading
I took part in an excellent event at the Hay Festival on Monday night- the Seren Poetry Gala, with poets Jonathan Edwards, Rhiannon Hooson and Elizabeth Parker, launching the Borderlands pamphlet from Seren’s new series, and also reading a few poems from The Bramble King. The event was made even more special because the great… Continue reading
A lot of things seem to have been happening lately! Perhaps the most important is that THE CLOCKWORK CROW has won the Welsh Books Council’s Tir na n’Og Prize, awarded from a shortlist of four, for a children’s book with an authentic Welsh background. The prize, an amazing wooden book, was awarded last week in… Continue reading
My new poetry collection, THE BRAMBLE KING, is published from Seren books later this month. There’s a glimpse of the cover below. It’s my first collection for a few years, so the poems are fairly varied, through time and subject. Lost rooms, locked castles, many places in Wales and beyond, a lot of weather… and… Continue reading
It’s been a great end of year, with a lot of success for The Clockwork Crow. It’s been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Prize, and will be judged by schools, along with two other fabulous books. The result is announced on World Book day in March. there have also been lots of gratifying reviews. I… Continue reading