🇬🇭🇬🇧writer Rep'd Gill McLay. Debut RUNNING MY OWN RACE. PhD. Winner Children's Sports Book of the Year. Winner Coventry Bk Award'26 Shortl'd Spark Bk Awards
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I'm so honoured that my novel Running My Own Race won the Children's Sports Book of the Year 🙏🏽🎉
The WINNER of the Children’s Sports Book of the Year, supported by the @Literacy_Trust and @Waterstones, is...
Running My Own Race, @ey_abs (@NosyCrow)
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
I'm delighted Running My Own Race is included in the Booktrust's Great Books Guide 2026-2027, a 100 books Booktrust thinks are great – and so will children.
Get more info from @Booktrust share.google/Z7rSkFSw5WG9SNL…
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Had a lovely time at my event at the Bath Literary festival schools programme. There was a full house and lots of questions from the children. Thanks for having me @bathkidslitfest.
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Thank you for shortlisting Running My Own Race 🙏🏽.
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Thank you. Really looking forward to doing author visits through Authors Aloud. Please contact them for bookings. ❤️
A warm Authors Aloud UK welcome today to @ey_abs We are very much looking forward to working with Abena. You can find out more about the sessions she offers & book her here: authorsalouduk.co.uk/speaker…
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My novel #Runningmyownrace has been longlisted for the #DiverseBookAwards along with other great books. The Diverse Book Awards are allowing the public to vote. So if you are willing to vote, please click on the link above and vote. Thanks🙏🏽.
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Running My Own Race is included in the #summerreadingchallenge #ReadtotheBeat. A story abt athletics & gaining courage but music runs through it. From the main character soothing himself with it, a love of music being shared by him & his dad to a yr7 concert, music is a backdrop
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Just reading the Reading for Pleasure report and one of the suggestions is that there is a national database of author/illustrator visits.
We set this up a while back and it needs an update. If UK based children's authors/illustrators would like to add themselves, feel free!
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We'd love to be able to work with partners to offer more of these, so should your organisation be looking for ways to support literacy during the Year of Reading through CSR programmes, please reach out ❤️
🙏🏽 to #PortsmouthSLS for inviting me to speak at #Portsmouth Uni to some #year6 kids from across Portsmouth. Running My Own Race has been chosen as their Big City Read 2026. Every year 6 kid has been given the book to read over the summer. Will do activities in Sept #transitionbk
Happy first birthday to Running My Own Race!🎉🎉🎉
12 months of many highs including something special that I did this week that I will share more about soon.
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Had a lovely afternoon at the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards ceremony. Won the Hooked on Books (middle-grade) category. Local children presented me with my prize & artwork that some of them had created.
Big thanks to the kids who voted for the book & Coventry SLS
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It's time to vote, but how will you choose between all of these brilliant books!? 😍
Follow the link on the email to place your school's vote for the best book in each category. Who is it going to be??? Don't forget to get your votes in by Friday 19 June. ✨📚🏆
The #EmpathyDayFestival is here - a time to encourage more #empathy through the power of books.
Jump into my novel #RunningMyOwnRace - a story that explores friendship & being an ally, understanding others, challenging harmful behaviour and speaking up.
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During this #EmpathyDayFestival, jump into Running My Own Race & meet 11-yr-old Kofi, a people-pleaser who has to gain courage to go for his dreams. A story that explores friendship & being an ally, understanding others, challenging harmful behaviour & speaking up.
@EmpathyLabUK
I'm delighted that my novel Running My Own Race has been selected as a BooksForTopics Recommended Read for Year 6 on the new 2026-2027 Year Group lists! booksfortopics.com/booklists…🙏🏽
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Abena Eyeson retweeted
What a night! From unforgettable winners to brilliant stories, Thursday’s @ctshirts Sports Book Awards had it all. A huge congratulations to all our 2026 winners, and to every shortlisted author, illustrator, publisher and podcast recognised this year.
Thank you to all the guests, press, partners and friends of the awards who joined us at the Kia Oval to celebrate another outstanding year for sports writing and storytelling.
A special thank you, as always, to our judges and sponsors for helping make the awards possible, and for continuing to champion the stories that bring sport to life.
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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The WINNER of the Children’s Sports Book of the Year, supported by the @Literacy_Trust and @Waterstones, is...
Running My Own Race, @ey_abs (@NosyCrow)
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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