Woah – it was a big surprise but I\’m v happy to say that Super Awkward won the first ever Glenthorne High School Book Award. It was voted for by the students – the Booklings – and revealed on Twitter. I\’m super excited about it – and want to say a huge thanks for all the amazing work Lucas Maxwell does with the library there. There were some of my favourite books on the shortlist, which made it an even bigger surprise. Thanks so much everyone at Glenthorne!

This was the year that I went to my first YALC as an actual person on the line-up rather than just YA fan. Woah.

I got to do a workshop on how to write funny things, and even had a signing queue. It was all a bit much. In a good way.

Thanks so much for YALC for having me. And for Simon James Green for breaking the sign that every single person had a photo with. 

And for Scholastic to opening a world of sweet bags with my books on them. I would have cried if I wasn\’t too busy eating foam bananas.

Last year I did my first ever school Skype visit – and I loved it. It was arranged by @lucasjmaxwell and was with students at Glenthorne High School Library. The students had loads of questions, and everybody there made me feel really welcome.

However, there was more excitement to come – I recently found out Super Awkward had been nominated for the first ever Annual GHS Booklings Award. It is nominated by students, which is extra cool AND as well as being chuffed to be one of their nominations, SA is also alongside some of my fave other books. Thanks so much Booklings! Here\’s the shortlist…

Click Here to Start by Denis Markell
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
Radio Silence by Alice Osman
Crush by Eve Ainsworth
Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield
Super Awkward by Beth Garrod

I\’m hoping to do another chat with GHS Library soon, and will be Skyping in to find out the winner in June.

And right now, the main thing I have to share is that book two is underway, and is due out in 2017. So watch this space.