Prizes and Awards
Winner of the Bedfordshire Children’s Book Of the Year 2010.
Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award 2010 ( “Book I Couldn’t Put Down” )
Shortlisted for Tower Hamlets Book Award 2010
Shortlisted for North East Book Award 2010
Shortlisted for New Horizons Dorset Young People’s Book Award 2010
Shortlisted for Southwark Book Award 2010
Shortlisted for Stockport Schools’ Book Award 2010
"madison" Says:
I LOVED this book! Please write The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43 “2″. PLEASE!! l give it 10/10.
April 21st, 2010 at 7:47 pmlol
"harriet43" Says:
Hi Madison,
April 21st, 2010 at 8:10 pmThanks for your lovely comment. I certainly have ideas for a second EXIT book, but at the moment the next two novels are about quite different things…
"Eleanor" Says:
Hi!
May 14th, 2010 at 4:22 pmI was at the North East Book Awards as well! I found this website address on the the postcard you signed for me.
Although I introduced Jenny Valentine I loved everyone’s books and would have liked to introduce yours but someone was already doing that.
I loved your book. It was so original and different to anything anything else I have read.
From
Eleanor xox
"Eleanor" Says:
Oops forgot to say something!
May 14th, 2010 at 4:24 pmI luv yr book and thought u were amazing!!
hehe!!
lol!
from Eleanor xox
"helena" Says:
Hi Harriet
May 14th, 2010 at 5:42 pmYou are a great author. I hope you write more books in the future. I can’t wait for The Hex Factor.
Love Helena
"harriet43" Says:
Thanks, Eleanor! It was so wonderful to be shortlisted for the award and to be in such a beautiful part of the country. Keep in touch!
May 14th, 2010 at 6:37 pm"harriet43" Says:
Thanks, Helena! I can’t wait for The Hex Factor to be on the shelves in 2012!
May 14th, 2010 at 7:01 pm"Hannah" Says:
Hi Harriet
May 14th, 2010 at 9:01 pmI read this book for the shortlist competition and it was the best book because you couldn’t put it down. Whenever you wanted to something interesting always happened which made me want to read more. I was wondering if you had any other books like this being released. At the shortlist you mentioned that you got this idea from a dream and this made me start to make stories from my dream – thanks for the inspiration.
Love Hannah
"harriet43" Says:
Hi Hannah,
May 15th, 2010 at 7:56 amSo glad you loved the book so much. I have a second book coming out in January called Gravenhunger, and then The Hex Factor will be on the shelves in 2012. Good luck with your writing – and keep in touch!
"jenna green" Says:
Hi Harriet,
May 15th, 2010 at 8:04 amI also was at the Book Awards and got this website from the post card you signed. I go to the same school as Eleanor and Caitlin. I was at the Book Awards with them and it was nice to see that she had found the website too. I also agree with Eleanor, The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43 is an amazing book. I had a week to read it but I was so gripped I finished it that night. I think it was unfortunate that it didn’t actually win. I’m sure it will get nominated for something else and I hope it wins!!!!!!
"Eleanor" Says:
Just wanted to say thanks. It’s really nice that you’ve spent the time to reply!
May 15th, 2010 at 11:58 amThanks again.
from
Eleanor
"harriet43" Says:
Hello Jenna,
May 16th, 2010 at 8:26 amWhat a lovely message! Thank you! For me it was wonderful enough that the book was shortlisted – it was great to be there at the ceremony with the other fantastic authors and to meet all of you. Keep in touch!
"caitlin" Says:
Hi Harriet
May 16th, 2010 at 11:38 amI was at the North East Book Awards with Eleanor and Jenna Green.
Just wanted to say thank you for signing a postcard for me. That is how I found this website.
I agree with Eleanor and Jenna that your book is original and brilliant.
Shame your book didn’t win because I loved it.
It was great to meet you there.
"harriet43" Says:
Hello Caitlin,
May 16th, 2010 at 7:53 pmThank you so much for your lovely message. It was so wonderful being at the award ceremony, and I didn’t mind at all that I didn’t win. Just being shortlisted and meeting all of you there was quite exciting enough!
"Krishtina" Says:
Hi Harriet,
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 pmI just finished reading ‘The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43′, and I couldn’t put it down! It was just so engaging! What did it feel like being shortlisted for the Blue Peter award? I watched and I felt so amazed by your talent!
"harriet43" Says:
Thank you, Krishtina,
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:25 pmIt felt totally amazing being shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and seeing a bit of the book dramatised on TV. Sometimes I still have to pinch myself!
"Olivia" Says:
Dear Harriet,
June 7th, 2010 at 7:19 pmI am someone from Bishop Lonsdale in Eccleshall. I absolutly love your book i have read it 7 times. I cannot belive u got the Blue Peter award. i watched it. It suprised me so much i LOVE you are amasing i cannot wait for your other books to come out
love from
Olivia Williams y4 xxxx
PS i have seen u in the co-op in Eccleshall.
"harriet43" Says:
Hi Olivia,
June 7th, 2010 at 8:20 pmThank you for your lovely message. I didn’t actually win the Blue Peter award, you know. I was shortlisted with two other authors. But it was still INCREDIBLY exciting, I agree! If you see me in the Co-op again come and say hi!
"Frances" Says:
Dear Harriet I thoroughly enjoyed your visit at Highley primary school and I found it very intresting and intruiging and I look forward to reading your book.
June 10th, 2010 at 12:07 pm"harriet43" Says:
Hi Frances,
June 10th, 2010 at 6:26 pmThank you for your message. It was brilliant coming to Highley today!
"olly smith" Says:
hi harriet thanks for coming into our school your talk was amazing cant wait to read gravenhunger sounds spooky u hav inspired me to start writing stories
June 21st, 2010 at 12:23 pm"harriet43" Says:
Hi Olly,
June 21st, 2010 at 5:49 pmIt’s wonderful to hear that I have inspired you!
"Lucy86" Says:
hi
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:01 pmthanks for coming to the north east book awards and for coming to our school to give the talk.
the poster you signed for me is now hanging proudly in my bedroom.
lucy
ps cant wait for your next book to come out.
"harriet43" Says:
Hi Lucy,
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:14 pmI loved coming up for the awards. You live in a really beautiful part of the country!
"Imogen" Says:
Hi Harriet at the cineybowl today
saw u there i can’t belive u got your first story from a dream at school we had to wright a 50 word story (miny scarga) and mine is geting puplished did it last year as well and that one got puplished aswell. but at the cineybowl i wannted to ask u WHEN U WORE 10-11 DID U WANNA BE A WIGHTER?
love Imogen
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:07 pm"harriet43" Says:
Hi Imogen,
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:08 pmWell done with your story! No, when I was ten I didn’t know WHAT I wanted to be!
"Hannah Thorley" Says:
I am not surprised you got all of those awards you are an amazing writer i love your book I’ve been begging my mum for it since i herd off it!!!!!!!!
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:12 pm"harriet43" Says:
Thanks, Hannah!
June 24th, 2010 at 8:54 am"hetty" Says:
hi again i love the book soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much i can’t wait till your next book. i am writing a story as well not a good one my freinds say it is good but i do not. bye for now
July 5th, 2010 at 6:52 pmhetty
"harriet43" Says:
Hi Hetty,
July 6th, 2010 at 9:10 amI bet your book is great. Keep going with it!
"the boy who fell down exit 43" Says:
hi harriet,
August 1st, 2010 at 10:58 ami love the book soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomuch!