On Friday I learned that I had been awarded second place in the 2018 Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition. Congratulations to the first place winner, Fiona Sussman, and third place winner, Kathryn van Beek. My story, ‘The Singularity of Sleep’, will be published in the Sunday Star Times in January.https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/109471481/growing-up-in-apartheid-era-inspired-writing-sunday-startimes-short-story-awards-winner-reveals
Very excited that Pieces of You has been included in the 2018 Storylines Notable Books List: 2018 Storylines Notable Books List. I’m looking forward to attending the awards ceremony at the Margaret Many Day on April 8th.
I’m in conversation with fellow YA authors, Alex Wheatle (UK) and Erin Donohue (NZ) at the Auckland Writers Festival on Fri 18 May – see you there!
Can We Be Frank? Auckland Writers Festival
I’ve now signed a contract for my next book, Invisibly Breathing. Release date TBA – watch this space!
Catch Me When You Fall hit number 3 on the Childrens/Teens NZ bestsellers list last week! Hooray!
Children and Teens – New Zealand
ISBN Title
Author
Imprint RRP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
9780143770350 |
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story |
Bishop, Gavin |
Puffin |
$40.00 |
9780473295462 |
Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi Finds a New Friend |
Cooper, Blair & Smith, Cheryl |
Flying Books |
$19.99 |
9780143770930 |
Catch Me When You Fall |
Merriman, Eileen |
Penguin |
$19.99 |
9780143504306 |
Time for Bed, Little Kiwi |
Darroch, Bob |
Puffin |
$15.99 |
9780473401436 |
Hipi the Counting Sheep |
Mataitis, Nicole & Lawford, Myles |
Flying Books |
$19.99 |
9780473401443 |
Hipi Loves to Explore |
Mataitis, Nicole & Lawford, Myles |
Flying Books |
$19.99 |
9780473366391 |
Pee Wee the Kiwi’s All Black Adventure |
Cooper, Blair & Smith, Cheryl |
Flying Books |
$29.99 |
9781877505928 |
Moo and Moo and the Little Calf Too |
Millton, Jane & Hinde, Deborah |
Allen & Unwin |
$19.99 |
9780143309291 |
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa |
Gossage, Peter |
Puffin |
$40.00 |
9780994136404 |
Kuwi’s Very Shiny Bum |
Merewether, Kat |
Illustrated Publishing |
$19.99 |
International Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
Catch Me When You Fall is now in the bookshops. Link here for an excerpt The Sapling Catch Me When You Fall Excerpt and here for a blogger’s review Bob’s Book Blog Review Catch Me When You Fall
My next book, Catch Me When You Fall, is due out Jan 2nd. Link here for details: http://penguin.co.nz/books/catch-me-when-you-fall-9780143770930
Link here for my interview by Nod Ghosh, a fellow writer, on her webpage: http://www.nodghosh.com/features/
Link here for an interview with the Bath Flash Fiction Award where I discuss short shorts and drowning:
http://bathflashfictionaward.com/2015/11/interview-with-eileen-merrimanbath-flash-prize-winner/
Link here for an interview in the North Shore Times re my place in the 2015 NZSA mentorship programme:
http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
Link here for the Radio NZ interview with Eileen Merriman & Nod Ghosh re Micro Madness & National Flash Fiction Day 2015:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only/audio/201758964/micro-madness
