Martine McDonagh

The Guardian reviewed I have waited on Saturday 21st April – read it here….also, my feature on writing dystopia, The Worst of All Worlds, appears in this month’s (June 2012) edition of Writing magazine.

Events-wise, on 1st May, I will be appearing with Lizzie Enfield at Shepherd’s Bush Library. We’ll be reading from each others’ work and talking about our different approaches to writing.

On 16th May, I will be reading at Grit Lit’s Brighton Festival Fringe event at the Red Roaster in Brighton – starts at 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased online £5 through Eventbrite  or on the door.

The new edition of I have waited, and you have come is published this week with a lovely new cover by Anna Morrison and a slightly remixed text by me.

Already picked up a couple of great reviews at Red magazine online and Pamreader blog

It’s available at Waterstone’s, WH Smiths, Amazon and Book Depository

Much gratitude to the Arts Council for their financial support, which will help me to deliver my new novel The People Upstairs on schedule. To find out more about the Arts Council’s Grants for the Arts scheme, please visit their website.

I will be reading short extracts from I have waited and my second novel From the Doghouse at Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton on Sunday 10th October. Headline author is Booker shortlisted MJ Hyland and I’ll be sharing the support with Matthew Loukes. The event is organised by ACE Stories and starts at 6pm. Tickets are £3 and include the price of a raffle ticket to win free giveaways.

I have waited has been put forward again for the People’s Book Prize! Even if you were kind enough to vote before, you can vote again here. Voting is open until 31st August. I haven’t won anything since the age of 4 when I won an egg and spoon race on Epsom Downs, so it would be great to reintroduce winning into my repertoire.

I have waited has been published as an e-book. Currently only available via Amazon.com, but will soon be more widely available, so if you’re lucky enough to own one of those new ipad thingys you’ll soon be able to download it. In the meantime, Kindle owners get first dibs by clicking here

I’ll be reading at the Doghouse open house in Brighton on Sunday 16th May. For obvious reasons I’ll be reading from my second novel From the Doghouse but will probably read a bit from I Have Waited too. I do believe there’ll be tea and cake available as an added (or principle) incentive, and if that’s not enough there’ll also be readings from the fabulous Lesley Thomson and Robert Dickinson. I’ll be on at 3pm, Lesley at 2pm and Robert at 4pm. Hope to see you there, the address is 15 Hampstead Road, Brighton.