Kat KB

Professional editor, amateur writer, volunteer reader with KS2 kids and @prize_novel
Here for the book chat.

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

See you this Friday at 1pm! Are you thinking of entering? Are you querying? Would you like some tips on getting the most out of your submission and a little checklist from our founder @saranaidinecox Would you like some synopsis tips and some tips on how to make your opening pages shine? Learn about common mistakes made when submitting? Well, come and join us on instagram live this Monday 8th January at 1pm! #Cheshirenovelprize2024 #amquerying #WritingCommmunity #WritingCommunity

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@saranaidinecox I did not know this!!! Very exciting news!

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

There’s only 4 days left to enter our kids prize! We close on 31st December at midnight UK time!

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

LOVE this conversation! So many wonderful experiences 😊

[Caroline Mitchell @Caroline_writes]

Lovely bestselling authors, did any of you begin writing after 40? I'm researching for a writing piece. Shares welcome as the world needs more inspiration 🩷 #author #WritingCommunity

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

For all the #picturebook #chapterbook #middlegrade and #YA authors out there! The Cheshire Prize is a fab competition, definitely worth an entry👇

[Cheshire Novel Prize Kids @prizenovel_CNP]

I am delighted to launch our wonderful #CNPKids prize today - we have amazing judges & lots of resources on the site. If you are writing picture books, first chapter books, middle grade, YA or children’s fantasy, this is the prize for you!
https://t.co/HqY9a7Hb4E

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@prize_novel A real honour to be a part of it 😊

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@prize_novel Congratulations! Such an amazing achievement ☺️ Hope you have time for a well-deserved rest x

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@BIGPictureBooks @burstofbeaden @thetimes @WalkerBooksUK So looking forward to reading this!

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@saranaidinecox @prize_novel 😂😂😂

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@prize_novel Huge congratulations to everyone! Fantastic achievement 😊

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

Huge congratulations to @jensmith950! So well deserved. I did a manuscript assessment earlier this year and can confirm farming+archaeology is a fab combo 😁 big things await I am sure 👍

[Jen 💖CARBON DATING, APRIL 2025💖 @jensmith950]

I have NEWS!! I am now represented by the most wonderful @saskialeach_ who has taken a liking to my little farmer x archaeologist love story. Cannot WAIT to see where this fun adventure will take us!!

[Guppy Books @guppybooks]

The Guppy Open Submission window is open! If you have a wonderful middle grade novel and are unpublished and unagented, why not send in to this competition which has seen these amazing winners! Open from now till Friday at 5pm GMT https://t.co/KaeSJc5T6y

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

Really enjoying the LL snippets as I'm missing the reading! Such wonderful writing all round, final decision is going to be very hard I'm sure 🏆

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

#cheshirenovelprizesnippetsLL ✂️✂️✂️ Literary Fiction: Breandan stands on the floating ferry bridge. The sea is inside him, tugging at his bones, turning his stomach like a waterwheel. He looks up at the boat, a white steel whale, its back bursting from the waters like a mountain. Tides of worry rise inside him. He steps forward with the queue. No one speaks. No one looks. ‘The last thing ye wanna be in England is Irish,’ Soupy Campbell said when Breandan had asked his advice. ‘If they wanna know where yer from, tell them Dallas, and say yer Da’s a second cousin of J.R.’ He glugged on his pint and winked. Breandan returned his smile, although he didn’t quite get the joke. ‘But listen.’ The man grasped him by the wrist. ‘If ye hear the three letters - I, R, and A.’ The humour passed from his face. ‘Shift the fuck outta there, fast.’

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@prize_novel I absolutely loved being involved, thank you for having me 😊

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

It was SUCH a pleasure to be involved with the @prize_novel this year. Thank you very much for the shout-out, sorry my name is so long 😂😂😂

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

A massive thank you to our wonderful readers - we could not have done this without you! #cheshirenovelprize2023 ❤️

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@AkiSchilz As already said, food, cleaning etc all amazing. If you want to give them a physical object, a digital thermometer! SO handy for wriggly babies, and it will get used constantly for years :)

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

Huge congratulations to all the writers who have been long listed this year!🎉🩷

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

From 1640 entries, congratulations to our 33 LL writers. For these guys the journey now begins. Please do stick around to follow them on their journey. Thank you to everyone who entered. The talent was off the scale this year.

[Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel]

We cannot tell you enough how fantastic our readers are!

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@bookloverJo I wonder if editors come into schools? In education publishing we absolutely do, but perhaps something trad publishers should think about if they don't already.

[Kat KB @KatKenBou]

@LauraPAuthor 1996 I started pot washing at 14 for £3.25 an hour, I think. Got a bit more for waitressing a year or so later. Then went to River Island for £2.50 an hour! Plonker 😂