All the students had read and voted for the five titles on the shortlist and were eagerly waiting to find out who was this year’s winner. This year’s shortlisted novels were Bone Jack by Sara Crowe, Salvage by Keren David, Say Her Name by Juno Dawson, Hate by Alan Gibbons and Web of Darkness by Bali Rai.
The SSBA is a real celebration of modern fiction writing for teenagers aged 13 to 14. The evening, which was hosted by last year’s winner, Sophie McKenzie, was tremendously busy with 290 representative from 30 schools in Sussex and Kent attending the event. The presentation ceremony for the 12th Southern Schools Book Award took place in Roedean’s theatre on Friday 15th January 2016. He lives and writes in London.Southern Schools Book Award 2015 Presentation Evening James is also a Stonewall Schools Role Model, and when he's not writing books to scare teenagers in a variety of ways, James can usually be found listening to pop music and watching DOCTOR WHO and horror movies.
James's first non-fiction title BEING A BOY, the ultimate guide to puberty, sex and relationships for young men, was published in Autumn 2013. As well as being a sexpert, his debut, best-selling YA novel HOLLOW PIKE was nominated for the prestigious Queen of Teen prize and was followed with the publication of YA thriller CRUEL SUMMER. A truly spine-chilling yet witty horror from shortlisted 'Queen of Teen' author James Dawson.įor eight years, James Dawson was a teacher specialising in Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE). Bobbie, Naya and Caine are now in a race against time before their five days are up and Mary comes for them, as she has come for countless others before. Next morning, Bobbie finds a message on her bathroom mirror - five days - but what does it mean? And who left it there? Things get increasingly weird and more terrifying for Bobbie and Naya, until it becomes all too clear that Bloody Mary was indeed called from the afterlife that night, and she is definitely not a friendly ghost. They are ordered to summon the legendary ghost of Bloody Mary: say her name five times in front of a candlelit mirror, and she shall appear. A Halloween dare at her ridiculously spooky boarding school is no big deal, especially when her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine agree to join in too.
Roberta 'Bobbie' Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts.
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