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Published work and literary awards

 
One of Sophie’s works in progress has just won the Eyelands International Book Awards, 2022 for an unpublished historical novel and a new version is currently longlisted by the Exeter Prize. Another was shortlisted by The 2022 Hemingway Prize for Wartime Fiction.
 
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Awards for a wartime novel in progress:
 

Awards for a wartime manuscript:

Awards for a novel in progress set in 1963:

The Virginia Prize for Fiction 2022
 
One Sophie’s stories has been at No 1 in Historical Fiction on the Launch Pad Prose Red List in the USA after winning two accolades in Launch Pad’s Prose Writing Competition 2022
 

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Exeter Novel Prize

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Athanatos Christian Writing Contest Winners

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The Eludia Award, 2021 in the USA

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Historical Novel Society award for First Novel

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Retreat West’s First Chapter Competition, 2022 

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Roadmap’s Write Start novel competition in the USA, 2021

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Flash 500Novel Opening competition

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ACFW Genesis literary contest in the USA, 2021

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Winner of a Three Writer’s Resort Residency 2019

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Published Works

'The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) by Sophie Neville'
Different editions of ‘The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) by Sophie Neville’

Just out: The audiobooks of ‘The Making of Swallows and Amazons’ and ‘Funnily Enough’ narrated by the author.

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‘The Making of Swallows and Amazons’ first published by classic TV Press, 2014, 2nd  edition published The Lutterworth Press, 2017 

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‘The secrets of filming ‘Swallows and Amazons(1974) ‘ self-published, 2nd ed 2016

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‘Ride the Wings of Morning’ self-published, Ashton House Publishing, 2012

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‘Funnily Enough’ self-published, Ashton House Publishing 2011, serialised in iBelieve magazine and winning 3rd Prize in the Rubery International Book Award.

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‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ an anthology published by ACW, 2016. Sophie’s chapter was chosen by UCR Radio Ireland to be read on their Writer’s Trail Christmas Special, 2022

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Foreword to ‘An A-Z: Cumbria and the Lake District on Film’ published by Hayloft Publishing, nominated for The Lakeland Book of the Year Award, 2017

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Foreword to ‘Swallowdale’ by Arthur Ransome published by Albatros Media, Czech Republic, 2016

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Foreword to ‘Swallows, Amazons and Coots’ by Julian Lovelock, published by The Lutterworth Press, 2016

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Foreword to ‘Boats Yet Sailing’ by Trevor Boult published by Lily Publishing

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Out 9th October 2021: One of 50 authors contributing a chapter to ‘Write Well’ (pub by Instant Apostle, 2021)

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Coming: ‘The Making of Coot Club and The Big Six’

Coming: ‘The Bitter Enders – Life on an African Farm’

‘The secrets of filming Swallows and Amazons Forever!’ DVD Extras, for Revelation Film, 2014

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Articles in Daily TelegraphCountry Life, Cotswold Life, Classic Sailor, Practical Boat Owner, LivingiBelieveWord in Action, Westmorland Gazette, Lymington Times and other newspapers

‘Makorongo’s War’ the true story a screenplay commissioned by Dashwood Films

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INSET series of 3 x 30 min episodes for BBC Education TV

‘Boys About Girls: Girls About Boys’ for BBC Schools TV

‘Just Mum, My Sister and Me’ for BBC Schools TV

Inset produced by Sophie Neville
Sophie Neville directing a drama she wrote with children for BBC Education

‘The Way People Talk’ for BBC Schools TV

‘Crazes’ for the series ‘Tutorial Topics’ for BBC Schools TV

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Signing books at the Curious Arts Festival 2015 photo: George Ping

Edited ‘Through the Dragon’s Eye’ Look and Read publication for BBC Books: a storybook with educational notes that sold over 200,000 copies

Produced ‘Through the Dragon’s Eye’ audiobook for BBC Books.

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Research: ‘Bluebell’ the authorized biography of Margaret Kelly by George Perry for BBC Books

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Research: ‘Dawn to Dusk: on Safari’ by Jonathan Scott for BBC Books

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Picture Research: The illustrated ‘My Family and Other Animals’ by Gerald Durrell for Guild Publishing and Grafton Books

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Visual contribution: ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion’ by Roger Barnes

The Dinghy Cruising Companion

Visual contribution: ‘Remembering Tenko’ ebook by Andy Priestner

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President of The Arthur Ransome Society 2014-2019
Member of ACW – Association of Christian Writers
Christian Writers’ Directory

Member of NWS – Romantic Novelist’s Association

Appearances on the cover of other books and DVDs:

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Member of:

Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Scheme
Association of Christian Writers – UK
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