Thrilled to announce I've signed with Stairwell Books to publish my historical novel, A Murder of Crows, in 2028. Thank you so much @Issy McCann and everyone in this community for your support.

Just wanted to have a mini- boast: my middle-grade novel, SIX, THEY SAID, has been longlisted for the 2026 Yeovil Literary Prize (Children & YA category)! I would also like to say that this story was not one that was picked as Highly Commended for M&C's competition, so it proves that competitions are subjective and that it's worth entering as many as you can. Also worth saying I have no agent and have not self-published anything. p.s. Issy - you might remember this one!

My latest WIP is another MG Historical, while I query my first ms. I've had a few rejections from agents, with a couple kindly stating that "MG Historical is a hard place right now." Does anyone know of any agents/indie publishers that might be interested in this area, so I'm not banging my head against a brick wall? It is with Penguin WriteNow and a couple of competitions, as I really do believe in this one, but I'd like to get an agent one day!