Being the judge for and then announcing the winners of the children’s poetry entries at this year’s Bream Book Fair was a privilege and fun.
There were 50 entries in two categories (5-7 yrs and 8-11 yrs), and we made a display of the poems on A5 cards to show off the gorgeous illustrations.
The winning poems were excellent and the local press was there to record the event. (more bad photos of me in the next local papers’ editions :D)
Here’s me announcing the winners, with some people paying attention, and the winner of the 8-11 category with her poem and certificate. Winners also received a book token and all participants got a little memento to say thank you.
I was there as an author of course, and did very well indeed. I was busy the whole time and felt a winner myself in that respect.
The Herbalist’s Daughters was my best seller, but I sold something of everything and was very pleased with the admiration my new Guardians’ covers received. Find all my books here.