What are YOU doing here?

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

What are YOU doing here?

My novel, The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher, has just been shortlisted by the CBCA in the Older Readers category. Yes, I didn't expect it either. It hasn't happened before. But thanks to the judges and those people who said nice things. Here's the Older Readers shortlist:

Cath Crowley: Graffiti Moon. Pan Macmillan
Sonya Hartnett: The Midnight Zoo. Viking Books, Penguin Group
Joanne Horniman: About a Girl. Allen and Unwin
Doug MacLeod: The Life of a Teenage Body- Snatcher. Penguin Books
Melina Marchetta: The Piper’s Son. Penguin Books
Fiona Wood: Six Impossible Things. Pan Macmillan

To the Penguin People - especially Dmetri - my deepest gratitude. I apologise for sending you pictures of violent penguins over the past year. I thought they were funny. But they were in very bad taste and I promise not to do it again.

4 comments:

Dmetri Kakmi said...: oh, but we liked the violent Penguinis, Mr Doug. We have gathered an entire army, which will soon be released on recalcitrant authors.; April 16, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on the shortlisting Doug!; April 21, 2011 at 7:32 PM
DougMacLeod said...: And you, Michael. After all, you're also on one of the lists. Your book has the best cover. Who chose the dog?; April 21, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Anonymous said...: What am I doing here?

Blame Hazel Edwards.

I think I stole Dmetri's word verification...

quinsal; April 24, 2011 at 9:57 PM