UPDATE: I did not make the shortlist. Again, so grateful for MONSTER recognition!
I’m allowed to announce now that my historical fiction middle-grade novel, THE MONSTER AT ELIZABETH LAKE, longlisted for the 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize. I’ll know in September if I made the shortlist. Yeovil is a UK literary arts association I completely admire. I’m so grateful for MONSTER recognition.
Both TROUBLE BENEATH THE WAVES and MONSTER have done well in middle-grade competitions for the past 2 years, especially in the UK, and since I’m starting the writing for young people graduate program in September at Bath Spa University, I’m all-in with the UK.
Except I won’t actually BE in the UK, but home in fire country, connecting around 4a.m. with my professor(s) and cohorts. Which means appeasing cats at 3:30a.m. with what will come to be known as: 1st breakfast.
Grateful, too, for my Nespresso machine.
THE MONSTER AT ELIZABETH LAKE is based on a true story. Elizabeth Lake is 30 mins from my house.
I love writing.
Yours in good news,
PB
PB Rippey Writes 
That’s fabulous news ! How very exciting and motivating, congratulations! Fingers crossed for the shortlist.
I love your perseverance and ambition, the cats are going to love having you prowling around in three hunting hours!
Thanks so much, Claire! The cats will be very happy, but mostly because they’ll be fed earlier than usual. Ha ha!