Siobhan Curham's self-published debut novel for young adults tells the tale of a 14 year old girl who starts emailing her favourite actor. The novel charts the resulting online friendship and follows the heroine as she refuses to give up on her dream, despite the difficulties she faces at home. It went on to win the Young Minds Book Award.
Since the book was published Siobhan has been inundated by emails from readers who, inspired by the confidential nature and themes of the book, have opened up to her about their own dreams and fears. Siobhan has now set up a weekly blog called Dear Writer offering writing tips, workshops, competition opportunities and advice. To subscribe go to: www.dearwriterblog.blogspot.co.uk
