I’m delighted to share that my YA manuscript WE WHO HUNT THE HOLLOW has been shortlisted for this year’s Ampersand Prize by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing. The Ampersand is an award for unpublished young-adult and middle-grade writers. This year has been a bit of a slog – as it has been for many people! – and finding out my teen monster-hunter story had made the shortlist was like sun breaking from the clouds.

I’m a big fan of previous winners of the Ampersand Prize, like the incredible IN THE DARK SPACES by Cally Black, a science-fiction thriller which is tense and emotional and amazing.

You can read more here about the books and writers shortlisted this year – it looks like I’m in great company! The winner will be announced in November.