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DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: Does a book contract change how you write?
In 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring.
This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
In today’s post, Poppy speaks about how receiving a book contract can change the way you write new manuscripts.
New YA: Introducing Sara Haghdoosti and Sunburnt Veils
We’re delighted to officially announce the acquisition of ANZ and UK rights to Sara Haghdoosti‘s YA debut novel, Sunburnt Veils, a ‘love story with a hijabi twist’, which Wakefield Press will publish in March 2021.
Sunburnt Veils is a smart, funny, character-based exploration of Islamophobia through a heroine who’s the kind of girl who reads at parties, but pushes herself to take a visible stand after a fellow student calls in a bomb threat on her first day of university, after she leaves a bag in a lecture theatre to take a phone call.
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: How I got a Literary Agent!
As we launch this new blog series in 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring.
This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
For today’s post, Poppy speaks about how she found a literary agent.
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: Receiving a publishing contract!
As we launch this new blog series in 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring.
This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
For today’s post, Poppy speaks about how it feels to finally receive a publishing contract (and what you should do next).
#LoveOzYA STUDY GUIDE: Introducing Catch Tilly’s teaching video series
Join Australian author (and former teacher) Catch Tilly as she explores themes and ideas, gives writing tips and offers text analysis of her hard-hitting young adult anti-bullying novel, Otherwise Known as Pig.
DEBUT AUTHOR JOURNAL: How hard is it to get published?
As we launch this new blog series in 2020, Poppy Nwosu is the published author of two young adult contemporary novels, Making Friends with Alice Dyson and Taking Down Evelyn Tait. Yet back in 2018, she had just signed her first publication contract for her debut book, and she really had no idea what the future might bring.
This collection of blog posts (originally written by Poppy between March 2018 and March 2019) chronicles her experience during that strange year of limbo between signing a contract and seeing her first book released into the world by Wakefield Press.
For this first post, Poppy speaks about how difficult it really is to get published.
AUTHOR FEATURE: Catch Tilly’s anti-bullying focus
Friday 20 March marked National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). With everything else going on in the world at the moment, it passed by with a whisper rather than a bang. Yet, prior to the current pandemic situation, bullying was in the headlines and at the centre of debate. It was also the initial drive for author Catch Tilly when she first began writing her young adult fiction novel, Otherwise Known as Pig.
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY: Snow and Taking Down Evelyn Tait
Wakefield Press is excited to release two YA fiction titles on the same day! Happy publication day to Snow by Gina Inverarity and Taking Down Evelyn Tait by Poppy Nwosu.
WAKEFIELD NEWS: Release date for Snow
Wakefield Press announces that Snow, the young adult dystopian Snow White retelling by debut author Gina Inverarity, will be released 01 April 2020!