Katherine Roberts's Blog

Hello everyone!I've been writing fantasy stories since I was seven years old, but it was another 30 years before my debut novel was picked off the slush pile by Harry Potter editor Barry Cunningham.Song Quest went on to win the UK's inaugural Branford Boase Award (2000), and has since enjoyed several later editions with Chicken House, Catnip, and Scholastic US, becoming the

My debut novel Song Quest won the UK's inaugural Branford Boase Award in 2000.This is the original cover, published by Element Books.Song Quest(first edition, Element Books 1999)Song Quest has since enjoyed several editions with Chicken House/Scholastic US, and later with Catnip.This is the current edition, now available in paperback or ebook.Song Quest* Half

Love audiobooks?Then I have some good news! You can now listen to my short tale of Queen Boudicca for older readers 'Empire of the Hare' on Audible. You will need about half an hour to listen to the whole story, which is just perfect for a coffee break.Audibleor get it from AmazonThis story of the British warrior queen's last stand against the Roman invaders was shortlisted for the Library of

My debut novel 'Song Quest' won the UK's inaugural Branford Boase Award in 2000.Song Quest (first edition, Element Books 1999)I have since published 18 fantasy and 'history-mixed-with-legend' titles for readers aged 10+, three collections of short stories suitable for YA, and (so far) one illustrated title. You can find them all on this site.I am always happy to hear from my readers. Please

 * Wishing all my readers a very happy and creative New Year *I painted this unicorn and her rider for the front cover of my Spellfall sequel, Spell Spring.Find out more about these books on the Earthaven page. 

According to the National Literacy Trust, kids (particularly boys) are not reading for pleasure these days, preferring to get their thrills from films and online games instead. In response, Faber have launched a competition to find action-packed, filmic books for this readership. If they had not already been published, I might have entered some of mine, which are tried and tested to suit the

According to the National Literacy Trust, kids (particularly boys) are not reading for pleasure these days, preferring to get their thrills from films and online games instead. In response, Faber have launched a competition to find action-packed, filmic books for this readership. If they had not already been published, I might have entered some of mine, which are tried and tested to suit the

Good news!You can now listen to my second novel Spellfall in audiobook format, thanks to Apple's audio project using digital narrators. The complete book is about 8 hours long and costs about the same as a cup of coffee. You can listen to a free sample here.SPELLFALL audiobookBoth of my Earthaven titles - Spellfall and the sequel Spell Spring - are also available in paperback

Welcome to my website!My debut novel 'Song Quest' won the UK's inaugural Branford Boase Award in 2000, and I have since published 18 more books plus three collections of short stories. Some are fantasy, some are series reads, and some feature horses because I am still that girl who wants a pony for her birthday. My most popular book (read by all ages) is currently 'I am the Great Horse' about

With all the stormy weather we've been having this winter, we definitely need a spell for spring... so here it is!Spell Spring* only 99p/99c until 1st May *This long-awaited sequel to Spellfall celebrates the Blossoming, when the giant soultrees of Earthaven burst into flower. Unlike trees in our world (which are fertilised by insects such as bees or beetles), Earthaven's blossoms need to be