News & Events
News
August
“Book attracts readers like bees to honey” - The Times of Malta (printed 29 August and with a video interview online).
“Speaking to the spirits in Malta” – the Malta Independent (printed 29 August).
“Cisk features on Front Cover of British Novel’ – The Malta Business News (printed 19-25 August 2010).
Book event at the brand new Bloomin’ Good Books Festival at Southport Flower Show.
Radio interview at BBC Radio Lancashire.
In Search of Adam is number 6 (at highest) in the Kindle bestseller chart (paid).
“Cisk fuq il-faċċata ta’ ktieb Ingliż” – l’orizzont (printed Aug 18 2010)
“Acclaimed British Novelist digs up Maltese roots” – Malta Today (printed Aug 15 2010).
“Cisk features on front cover of British novel Like Bees to Honey” – The Malta Independent (printed Aug 14 2010).
“Cisk features on front cover of British novel” – MaltaMedia.com
Interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside’s Andy Ball.
‘Like Bees to Honey’ is number 3 best seller (at its highest) in Malta.
Launched ‘Like Bees to Honey’ in Malta (July 27 – August 3).
Net TV interview in Malta.
July
Book Signings – Agenda Embassy in Malta, Agenda Pavi in Malta, Agenda Plaza in Malta and Agenda Tigné in Malta.
Ellesmere Port Pioneer: Little Sutton author Caroline Smailes tops Waterstone’s charts
A signing in Waterstone’s Chester.
June
Times+ run a competition to win a holiday to Malta to celebrate the release of Like Bees to Honey: “The prize is for a four night stay for two adults at the Radisson Blu Hotel St ‘ on a bed and breakfast basis. The prize also includes two return flights from Manchester or London Gatwick and transfers between the hotel and the airport. The prize is courtesy of the Malta Tourist Office.”
An article – My Malta.
In The Times+: “Win a copy of Caroline Smailes’ new book, Like Bees to Honey. Each month Times+ and Harper Collins will present a new book to introduce you to an up-and-coming author.”
A literary lunch and chat at forget-me-not toy and bookshop to celebrate Independent Bookseller Week.
Gave a talk on how to get published at Booka Bookshop is Oswestry.
An evening with Jon Mayhew and Nik Perring at Chester library exploring the world of writing and publishing.
May
A Signing, talk and buffet lunch, organised by Pritchard’s Bookshop.
Review in the Avrupa Gazete.
London Launch at the Big Green Bookshop.
The Bookseller: The Friday Project to serialise a novel in its entirety across 32 book blogs.
Liverpool launch of Like Bees to Honey at Waterstone’s, Liverpool One. Reported in the Wirral Globe.
Gave an After Supper talk at Formby Ladies Golf Club.
April
Wirral Globe headline: Wirral Author Competes for Award
My blog is shortlisted for the Author Blog Awards, an award set up to “recognise and highlight the writers who use their blogs to connect with readers in the most imaginative, engaging and inspiring ways”. (Voting ends April 15 2010)
Like Bees to Honey goes to print.
March
Cover quote for Like Bees to Honey:
“Haunting, heartfelt and beautiful.” Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand/Little Bee.
Read from Like Bees to Honey as part of Liverpool Daily Post’s online Literary Festival, LiveRead.
Portuguese language rights for Like Bees to Honey sold to a Portuguese publisher.
February
Week ending 26/2/10: In Search of Adam eBook is number 10 in Waterstone’s Top Ten eBooks.
Week ending 12/2/10: In Search of Adam eBook is number 6 in Waterstone’s Top Ten eBooks.
Artist Becky Adams finishes Like Bees to Honey’ s cover and the final proofs are completed. Fragments of the hand-stitched cover artwork can be seen HERE and HERE.
January 2010
About Like Bees to Honey: ‘A story of loss, redemption and ghosts that takes our heroine, Nina,and her spirit son back to her Maltese roots and strange happenings. It seems Malta is a transit lounge for the dead.’ (Bookseller, May pb preview, 29 Jan issue)
Artist Becky Adams hand stitches and designs the cover artwork for Like Bees to Honey.
Black Boxes (ebook) is at the fabulous price of £1.05 at Waterstone’s online.
In Search of Adam (ebook) costs a mere £1.05 at Waterstone’s online.
November
Gave 3 writing workshops (on conjuring characters) at Birkenhead High School’s Literary Festival
Interviewed by Sue Cook for ‘The Write Lines’, BBC Radio Oxford
October
Talked, read and answered questions at Chester Literature Festival. Images from the event can be found here.
September
Contracts have been agreed and signed with The Friday Project (HarperCollins) for my next 2 novels and a digital project. My next novel, ‘Like Bees to Honey’ will be published May 2010.
June
“In Search of Adam by Caroline Smailes – an absolutely wonderful and original book by a talented author who is north west-based” – The Northerner, guardian.co.uk’s weekly roundup.
Announced as judge of the ‘Even More Tonto Short Stories’ competition.
Gave a workshop on Writing from Memory, with Rosalind Wyllie at Middlesbrough Literary Festival.
May
Interview over at the Book Depository.
March
Italian language rights for Black Boxes sold to the Italian publisher Newton Compton Editori.
Signing at Waterstone’s Chester.
Had lunch with my new literary agent – Cathryn Summerhayes from William Morris Agency.
February
Black Boxes paperback published (3for2 Waterstone’s, Borders and WHSmiths Travel).
Gave a reading and q&a at the Secret Leeds event.
Talked with/to the WEA writing group Chester
January 2009
Author Q&A in Big Issue North.
November
‘Black Boxes widget goes viral‘ reported on Book Brunch.
Article in Liverpool Daily Post. Headline: Author is boxing clever.
Full page article in The Standard on 6/11/08. Headline: No ‘nearly’ about it for Caroline.
25 minute interview with Trisha Goddard on her City Talk radio programme Talk to Trisha.
October
Ellesmere Port Pioneer newspaper article headlined: Whirlwind year as second book hits the shelves.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Merseyside, the Tony Snell Breakfast Show.
Gave a workshop on blogging at Chester Literature Festival.
September
Black Boxes widget launched.
Black Boxes widget discussed on 5th Estate blog.
In Search of Adam released in Italy.
Black Boxes launched at Borders Oxford Street.
Gave a reading from Black Boxes at HarperCollins.
Signing of Black Boxes at Borders Cheshire Oaks.
August
Disraeli Avenue, the novella is available for pre-order.
Black Boxes goes to print.
Author review copies of Disraeli Avenue are received.
July
Limited Edition Disraeli Avenue announced.
June
Judging results announced by Tonto books.
Reading a passage from In Search of Adam for The Harmless DVD
May
Accepted invitation to be a judge and mentor for Tonto Books’ North East New Novelists contest.
HarperCollins announce the purchase of The Friday Project.
Signed new contracts for In Search of Adam and Black Boxes with The Friday Project, who have become an imprint of HarperCollins.
Gave a workshop at the Brindley Readers’ Day
March
In Search of Adam reviewed in Financial Times.
Mentoring with Rosalind Wyllie mentioned on the Guardain blog.
Writers’ News April 2008 issue. ‘E-book for charity’ article about Disraeli Avenue.
February
Talked with/to the WEA writing group in Chester.
Disraeli Avenue write up at booktrade.info.
Disraeli Avenue available as a free download.
Signing at Waterstone’s in Chester.
Paperback of In Search of Adam launched.
January 2008
Reading at launch of Your Messages, London.
The free download eBook Disraeli Avenue is announced, with voluntary donations
supporting the charity One in Four.
Announced as a Mentor for Tonto Books, working with Rosalind Wyllie.
December
One of my flash fiction (300 words) chosen for Your Messages book. To be published January 2008.
October
Signed publishing contract for Black Boxes, with The Friday Project.
Reading and Q&A at The Manchester Blog Awards – Moho Live, Oldham Street, Manchester.
Interview in Eve Magazine.
September
Reading at Manchester Library with Megan Taylor and Shanta Everington.
Interview on BBC online (manchester).
Article in The Journal (Newcastle) 8 Sept 2007.
Interview in Chat magazine – Issue 35, page 2 ‘The day that changed my life.’
July
The Friday Project announces a second print run of In Search of Adam.
June
BBC Liverpool online interview
Chris High review
Interview on Up All Night (Pods and Blogs) BBC Five Live.
Interview on Heather Stott Show, BBC Radio Manchester.
Interview in Scarlet magazine.
Interview at Dollymix.tv.
Book signing at Borders, Cheshire Oaks.
In Search of Adam launched in Waterstone’s Manchester.
Review in The American Chronicle.
Q & A interview in Big Issue North.
May
The Friday Project makes available 100 limited edition copies of In Search of Adam. These are all signed and numbered.
April
Launched In Search of Adam map and blogwidget – click here to find out more.
Interview at Trashionista.com.
In Search of Adam signed off for first print run.
Article in Prospects Graduate issue 39.
February
Mentioned in ArtsHub.
Review of In Search of Adam in The Bookseller.
January 2007
Final proofs of In Search of Adam signed off.
In Search of Adam is mentioned in The Bookseller.
In Search of Adam is announced in Publishing News, as the first title for the Friday Project’s new imprint, Friday Fiction.
December
Interview in Writers’ News
November
BBC Manchester online interview
October
MMU news article about me and In Search of Adam
Signed contract with The Friday Project
Elected to a full membership of the Society of Authors
First public reading of In Search of Adam at Manchester Central Library.
September
Applied to join Society of Authors.
Offered publishing contract.
Contacted by publisher after they read my blog
August 2006
Website and blog are launched.
Events
A signing
Date: Saturday 4 September.
Time: From 11am.
Wirral Bookfest
Date: Friday15 October
Where: Heswall library
Time: 2:30 pm
Cost: tbc
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Word Girl: Women Writers Festival, Friday 19 – Sunday 21 Nov 2010, Pavillion Theatre @ Brighton Dome.
Readings, Meet The Author & In Conversation events with Jackie Kay, Bonnie Greer, Ali Smith, Lionel Shriver, Aminatta Forna, Roma Tearne, Emma Henderson, Justine Kilkerr, Deborah Kay Davies, Anjali Joseph, Amy Sackville, Caroline Smailes, Cathi Unsworth, Frances Kay, Catherine O’Flynn, Lois Walden & Louise Welsh.
Date: Sunday 21 November
Event: New Voices – Anjali Joseph, Amy Sackville and Caroline Smailes
Time: 2pm
Cost: £6 and all details can be found here.
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