In Conversation with Debut Author, Rozie Kelly

Overview: Sara Young interviews Rozie Kelly about her debut novel "Kingfisher," published by Saraband Press on April 3. Rozie discusses her journey as a writer, and highlights the importance of prizes like the Northbound Book Award and the PFD Queer Fiction Prize for emerging writers. She also touches on the supportive Northern writing community and her ongoing research for a new novel project.

Interviewees social media and links

Rozie Kelly:

Instagram: @rozeamee6

https://linktr.ee/rozeamee 

https://saraband.net/contributor/rozie-kelly/

Mentioned in this episode:

Saraband Publishers: https://saraband.net/ @saraband-books.bsky.social.

Northbound Book Award: https://saraband.net/northbound-award/

PFD Queer Fiction Prize: https://petersfraserdunlop.com/about-us/pfd-queer-fiction-prize/ 

Hosted and edited by Sara Young  (SYP North Podcast Officer)

Twitter: @SYP_UK

Website: https://thesyp.org.uk 

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