In case you missed it, here’s the interview with T. Traynor, author of Nicking Time, the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2012. Q: Did you always want to be an author? T. Traynor [TT]: Yes — though there was strong competition from my other ambitions: to own a sweetie shop and win Wimbledon. Q: How [...]

On World Book Day, 7 March, the Discover Kelpies team set out for Dundee to attend the 2012 Scottish Children’s Book Awards Ceremony. It was a very special day for us, as one of our favourite Kelpies books, Soldier’s Game by James Killgore, was shortlisted for the award in the Younger Readers category, along with [...]

After weeks and weeks of nail-biting anticipation, here’s the moment we have all been waiting for: I am delighted to announce that the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2012 is … drum roll, please … Tracy Traynor, with Nicking Time! Last Friday the three shortlisted authors, with their friends and family, attended the Kelpies Prize [...]

We’re thrilled to announce that Soldier’s Game by James Killgore has been shortlisted for the 8 – 11 category of the Scottish Children’s Book Award 2012! The nine shortlisted authors were announced on Monday by Scottish Book Trust in their lovely offices off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. There are three books shortlisted in each [...]

Finally, the moment we have all been waiting for: I am delighted to announce that the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2011 is … drum roll, please … Alette Willis, with How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People)! Last night the three shortlisted authors, with their friends and families, came to the Kelpies Prize [...]