Published work and literary awards
Sophie’s work in progress, an historical novel set on Zanzibar, has won 3rd Prize in the I AM WRITING ROMANCE COMPETITION judged by Kate Nash Literary Agency on its commercial potential.
It was short-listed for the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2022
Another manuscript was Long-listed by the Exeter Novel Prize, 2021
Winner of the Athanatos Grand Prize for Novel Writing, 2017
Winner of A Woman’s Write 2019 for an unpublished novel
Winner of Eyelands Book Awards 2019 prize for unpublished historical fiction
One of Sophie’s historical novels reached the finals of the Eyelands Book Awards, 2021 and was highly ranked in a prose competition in the USA:
It reached the Finals of the Page Turner Awards, 2021
Long-listed in Adventure in Fiction’s New Voices First Novel Award, 2021
Semi-finalist in The Eludia Award, 2021 in the USA
Shortlisted for Eyelands Book Award for unpublished historical fiction, 2020
3rd Prize for Association of Christian Writers Novel Competition, 2020
Long-listed for the Historical Novel Society award for First Novel
Long-listed for Retreat West’s First Chapter Competition, 2022 with two novels
Long-listed for Roadmap’s Write Start novel competition in the USA, 2021
Long-listed by Flash 500Novel Opening competition, 2021
Semi-finalist, ACFW Genesis literary contest in the USA, 2021
Reached the Top 50 of Launch Pad’s Prose Writing Competition 2022 in the USA.
Winner of a Three Writer’s Resort Residency 2019
THIRD PRIZE – International Rubery Book Award
Published Works
‘The Making of Swallows and Amazons’ first published by classic TV Press, 2014, 2nd edition published The Lutterworth Press, 2017
‘The secrets of filming ‘Swallows and Amazons(1974) ‘ self-published, 2nd edition 2016
‘Ride the Wings of Morning’ self-published, Ashton House Publishing, 2012
‘Funnily Enough’ self-published, Ashton House Publishing, 2011
‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ an anthology published by ACW, 2016
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
Foreword to ‘Swallowdale’ by Arthur Ransome published by Albatros Media, Czech Republic, 2016
Foreword to ‘Swallows, Amazons and Coots’ by Julian Lovelock, published by The Lutterworth Press, 2016
Foreword to ‘Boats Yet Sailing’ by Trevor Boult published by Lily Publishing
Out 9th October 2021: One of 50 authors contributing a chapter to ‘Write Well’ (pub by Instant Apostle, 2021)
Coming soon: ‘Covid Reflections‘ – an pandemic anthology, 2021
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
Articles in Daily Telegraph, Country Life, Cotswold Life, Classic Sailor, Living, iBelieve, Word in Action, Westmorland Gazette, Lymington Times and other newspapers
‘Makorongo’s War’ the true story a screenplay commissioned by Dashwood Films
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
‘The Way People Talk’ for BBC Schools TV
‘Crazes’ for the series ‘Tutorial Topics’ for BBC Schools TV
Edited ‘Through the Dragon’s Eye’ a 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.
Research: ‘Bluebell’ the authorized biography of Margaret Kelly by George Perry for BBC Books
Research: ‘Dawn to Dusk: on Safari’ by Jonathan Scott for BBC Books
Picture Research: The illustrated ‘My Family and Other Animals’ by Gerald Durrell for Guild Publishing and Grafton Books
Visual contribution: ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion’ by Roger Barnes
Visual contribution: ‘Remembering Tenko’ ebook by Andy Priestner
President of The Arthur Ransome Society 2014-2019
Member of ACW – Association of Christian Writers
Christian Writers’ Directory
Appearances on the cover of other books and DVDs:
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