Prizes and Awards

The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43

Winner of the Bedfordshire Children’s Book Of the Year 2010.

Shortlisted for East Sussex Children’s Book Award

Shortlisted for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards

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

Shortlisted for Stockton Children’s Book of the Year 2010

Shortlisted for Warwickshire Children’s Book Award 2011

Shortlisted for Lancashire Library Services Fantastic Book Award

Shortlisted for Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award 2011

Gravenhunger

Shortlisted for Brilliant Books: The Oldham Book Award 2012

Shortlisted for Stockport Schools’ Book Award 2012

Shortlisted for Leeds Book Award 2012

Shortlisted for Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award 2012

Shortlisted for Stockton Children’s Book of the Year 2012

Shortlisted for Hillingdon School Book of the Year 2012

Shortlisted for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012 (Vote Now!)

Shortlisted for East Sussex Children’s Book Award 2012

Nominated for Red House Children’s Book Award 2012 (Pick of the Year/Older Readers)

East Sussex Children’s Book Award 2012

Shortlisted for West Sussex Children’s Book Award 2012/13

The Hex Factor

Shortlisted for Cheshire Schools Book Award 2012.

 

Comments

 
  1. madison says:

    I LOVED this book! Please write The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43 “2″. PLEASE!! l give it 10/10.
    lol

  2. harriet43 says:

    Hi Madison,
    Thanks 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…

  3. Eleanor says:

    Hi!
    I 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

  4. Eleanor says:

    Oops forgot to say something!
    I luv yr book and thought u were amazing!!
    hehe!!
    lol!
    from Eleanor xox

  5. helena says:

    Hi Harriet
    You are a great author. I hope you write more books in the future. I can’t wait for The Hex Factor.
    Love Helena

  6. 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!

  7. harriet43 says:

    Thanks, Helena! I can’t wait for The Hex Factor to be on the shelves in 2012!

  8. Hannah says:

    Hi Harriet
    I 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

  9. harriet43 says:

    Hi Hannah,
    So 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!

  10. jenna green says:

    Hi Harriet,
    I 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!!!!!!

  11. Eleanor says:

    Just wanted to say thanks. It’s really nice that you’ve spent the time to reply!
    Thanks again.
    from
    Eleanor

  12. harriet43 says:

    Hello Jenna,
    What 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!

  13. caitlin says:

    Hi Harriet
    I 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.

  14. harriet43 says:

    Hello Caitlin,
    Thank 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!

  15. Krishtina says:

    Hi Harriet,
    I 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!

  16. harriet43 says:

    Thank you, Krishtina,
    It 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!

  17. Olivia says:

    Dear Harriet,
    I 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.

  18. harriet43 says:

    Hi Olivia,
    Thank 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!

  19. 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.

  20. harriet43 says:

    Hi Frances,
    Thank you for your message. It was brilliant coming to Highley today!

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