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2009

Undiscovered Voice is Long-listed for Waterstone's Prize

The 2010 Waterstones' Children's Book Prize has long-listed a book by Steve Hartley, one of the winners of the ground-breaking Undiscovered Voices anthology in 2008.

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Danny Baker was Steve's entry to the first ever Undiscovered Voices anthology. The entry won him a place in the anthology and led to his representation by literary agent Sarah Manson and eventually to publication by MacMillan.

 

Asked how he felt about all this, Steve said: "I'm chuffed to bits! It just keeps getting better and better: getting chosen for the UV anthology, then getting an agent, then getting a publisher, then getting Nick Sharratt and Kate Pankhurst, now this! I'm not even allowing myself to think about the shortlist, although I wonder if that Obama chap wants a hand sorting out the Middle East, or would the threat of a Bogey of Mass Destruction make things worse?"

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The World's Biggest Bogey and The World's Awesomest Air-Barf will be published on the first of January 2010, with the next two books in the Danny Baker series out in July 2010.

 

Well done, Steve!

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4 Comments

  • #1

    Tracy Baines (Thursday, 18 June 2009 17:15)

    FANTASTIC STUFF, STEVE :D

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    candygourlay (Friday, 19 June 2009 15:22)

    Fantastic!

  • #3

    Miriam Halahmy (Sunday, 05 July 2009 15:11)

    Great news Steve. I am very pleased for you and so looking forward to reading the first in the series. Very well deserved!

  • #4

    Miriam Halahmy (Sunday, 05 July 2009 15:12)

    Having another go at this as I missed out something the first time.

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