Oxfordshire Book Awards ceremony 2022
November 11, 2022
All the news from the Oxfordshire Book Awards ceremony held at Magdalen College School on 11th Nov and hosted by yours truly! … More Oxfordshire Book Awards ceremony 2022
Tag: Oxfordshire Book Awards
A Day In The Life…
October 18, 2022
Yesterday was unusually varied, so here’s a little peek into what being a full-time author can involve… … More A Day In The Life…
Overwhelming Oxfordshire Book Awards!
November 10, 2017
Yesterday I went along to the Oxfordshire Book Awards to pick up my award for A Library of Lemons, which won the Secondary category. I say that so coolly, but I was SO THRILLED because as many people will know, I’ve been gatecrashing the OBAs since 2011 (I think), where I have, over the years, … More Overwhelming Oxfordshire Book Awards!
A Library of Lemons wins the Oxfordshire Book Award!
April 4, 2017
I’m really, really thrilled to announce that A LIBRARY OF LEMONS has won the secondary category in the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2017! Huge thanks to the children of the participating schools – you rock! The OBA is my favourite award because it’s right on my doorstep and I grew up here. Two years ago I … More A Library of Lemons wins the Oxfordshire Book Award!
A wonderful afternoon at the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2015
November 6, 2015
We all like to feel special, don’t we? And sometimes for writers that can be difficult. We work in isolation most of the time; we are now (through social media) more aware than ever of what other writers and publishers are up to (which means we know when we haven’t been invited to launches or … More A wonderful afternoon at the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2015
Some nice things…
March 26, 2015
Earlier this week I discovered to my utter delight that LOOKING AT THE STARS has come second in the secondary school category of the Oxfordshire Book Award 2015! They don’t call it ‘second’ or ‘runner-up’, but ‘Highly Commended’ is my new title 🙂 I am SO very chuffed. Marcus Sedgwick won with SHE IS NOT … More Some nice things…
Looking at the Stars is shortlisted for the OBAs!
February 6, 2015
It’s only a couple of weeks ago that I was at the 2014 Oxfordshire Book Awards, so proud to be on the longlist for the 2015 awards – and yesterday I found out something even better – Looking at the Stars has made it through to the shortlist!! I am SO thrilled. There was some … More Looking at the Stars is shortlisted for the OBAs!
Oxfordshire Book Awards Niceness
January 19, 2015
I love the OBAs. I’ve been gatecrashing them for at least three years now. The 2014 ceremony in November had to be postponed, so it took place on Friday instead and I gatecrashed again – only THIS time I felt slightly more justified because Looking at the Stars is actually on the longlist for the … More Oxfordshire Book Awards Niceness
Celebrating great books in Oxfordshire
November 10, 2013
On Friday, I went to the annual Oxfordshire Book Awards. I love going to the OBAs. The organisers are brilliant, and there are always loads of kids from local schools who are passionate about books and reading. The winners get to do a little speech and any local authors who attend are made a fuss … More Celebrating great books in Oxfordshire
Jo Cotterill 