Sophie McKenzie

You can read a sneak preview of the beginning of Blood Ties at: http://www.bebo.com/bloodties-

Il y a 76 semaines | moi aussi ! | Répondre

Mon chronorama

fermer À propos de moi

Slogan
author of Girl, Missing
Tout sur moi
I've always loved writing. Before I wrote books for teens, I was a journalist.

Since my first book Girl, Missing was published I've written the Luke and Eve trilogy in which Luke learns how to get a girl in six not parituclarly easy steps! So far, two of the three books have been published: Six Steps to a Girl and Three's A Crowd. Look out for The One and Only, out early 2009.

Blood Ties came out last year. It's a thriller like Girl, Missing - and has already been nominated for a bunch of awards!

My favourite thing about being an author is writing. Seriously! I’m doing what I love to do – and then getting paid for it!! It’s also lovely when people tell me they’ve enjoyed my books.

Don't forget to check out my website www.sophiemckenziebooks.com
Music
Bob Dylan, always, but I listen to all sorts of music, especially when I write.
Films
Gladiator, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Matrix, Holiday, Brief Encounter
Sports
Football and boxing.
Scared Of
rats...
Happiest When
I write all day, then spend time with my son or go out with friends in the evening – but, if I’m on my own (which I also love), then I relax by listening to music.
Author
far too many to list - I love loads of contemporary teen authors, but my absolute all-time favourite writer is Jane Austen

fermer Sondages

fermer Widgets


Check out my Slide Show!
Voir  | Créer


fermer Mes skins

fermer Tableau blanc

fermer Jeux récemment utlisés

fermer LivingSocial: Books

Sophie already read (See all 5)

fermer Blog

  • Medusa update

    Am working on so many Medusa books at once my head is spinning! The Hostage comes out in January - and The Rescue in July. They'll be narrated by Ketty and Ed, respectively. In between there'll be another Medusa story for World Book Day in March. It's called The Thief and will be told by all four Medusa teens in turn. It's going to be a 'flip' book - shared with awesome author Chris Higgins, who I met for the first time the other day!

    0 commentaires 10 jours

  • festival talk

    Did a talk at the Edinburgh Book Festival about the main ingredients of successful thrillers. The secret - as I made the audience demonstrate - is in getting people on the edge of their seats!

    2 commentaires 113 jours

  • red house book award

    yayy!!! Blood Ties just won the Red House children's book award for 2009!!!!

    0 commentaires 194 jours

fermer Boîte à Vidéos

help

fermer Commentaires

  • luv Jessica-Ellen

    I just came on to ask you when your book The Hostage was coming out :D but no worries you wrote it underneath :P I cant wait till then:( haha :D i have all your books there awesome. I'll be keeping an eye out for The Hostage.
    I was the person Jess who emailed you asking questions and stuff.
    Thanks for accepting me.
    Have a love :D
    Wb Jess x

    Il y a 17 semaines
  • Sophie McKenzie
    Sophie McKenzie

    Just finished a big tour to launch The Set-Up and also putting finishing touches to the sequel - The Hostage, which will be out in January. Thanks to all the schools I visited- I had a great time!

    Il y a 19 semaines
  • Shannaloiisseex
    Shannaloiisseex

    did u sign my boookkk hopee sooo

    Il y a 23 semaines
  • Shannaloiisseex
    Shannaloiisseex

    you came my schoool todaayy

    Il y a 23 semaines
  • Jess
    luv Jess

    Hey, Sophie. Well done on winning the award for Blood Ties. It's my favourite of all of them. I just finished One and Only, i bought it this morning and I couldn't put it down. It's official, you are my role model and my favourite author. I seriously cannot WAIT until the sequel comes out. Please keep me updated!

    Jess xxx

    Il y a 29 semaines
  • Katie'
    Katie'

    Okay:)
    x x x x

    Il y a 30 semaines
  • Sophie McKenzie
    Sophie McKenzie

    So excited that Blood Ties just won the Leeds Book Award! The ceremony was really good fun and I saw lots of great writers there like Kevin Brooks and Marcus Sedgwick. I started so many books before I got one published and have had about seven or eight come out since the - and of all of them, Blood Ties is my favourite so its really brilliant that its won a prize!! And soon I'm going to be writing a sequel which means getting back inside Rachel and Theo's heads and finding out more about their story... I can't wait !!!

    Il y a 30 semaines
  • Rebecca L
    luv Rebecca L

    hey!!! i really love your books. since you came to claydon high i have already read girl missing and the one and only. at the moment i am reading threes a croud and have blood ties out of the library. i also hope to read 6 steps to a girl. and i heard you had a book called the medusa project coming out... what's it about?

    Il y a 41 semaines
  • Katie'
    Katie'

    Hello :]
    im from hunterhouse, you came last month.
    your books are amazing i love them!
    have love
    xO#

    Il y a 42 semaines
  •  Sammiee'Louisee
    Sammiee'Louisee

    Hello
    I Love Your Book Girl Missing
    Its Soo Good
    Our English Teacher Recorderd Herself Reading It
    And she Played It For Us Just Before You Came To Our School
    Hunterhouse College.

    Il y a 42 semaines
  • AmandaG
    luv AmandaG

    heyya i love all your books
    your just the best
    i cant believe i met you
    and you came to our school
    YOU RULE!!!
    have the love
    xxx

    Il y a 43 semaines
  • Sophie McKenzie
    Sophie McKenzie

    Thanks to everyone who's written to me from all the places I visited this week. I had a great time at all the schools:
    Westbourne Sports College, Ipswich
    Claydon High School, Ipswich
    Licensed Victuallers School, Ascot
    St Benedict's, Bury St Edmunds
    Culford School, Bury St Edmunds
    Leighton Park School, Reading
    Queen Elizabeth Girls School, Barnet

    Il y a 44 semaines
  • Izaak.
    luv Izaak.

    woow sohie mckenzie!!
    You are my favourite author !!
    ive read all your books :P

    u came to my school yesterday and i was most excited!!

    Il y a 44 semaines
  • Hannah
    Hannah

    Haha, You Came To Our School Not So Long Ago =D

    And Did Some Imagination Thing About A Gorilla.. :L

    Thanks ♥

    Il y a 44 semaines
  • Naomi
    luv Naomi

    HEY SOPHIE
    thnx so much 4 cumin 2 my skool =]=]
    I LOVED GIRL MSSING AND IM ABOUT 2 START BLOOD TIES =]=]
    and i also emailed you!
    thnx 4 being a gr8 author
    naomi
    x

    Il y a 44 semaines
  • CalseaBabez
    CalseaBabez

    Heyaa :)
    You came to my school today lol
    from what you read your books sound good :D
    x

    Il y a 44 semaines
  • Abbie
    luv Abbie

    i love blood ties and i really want to know what happens to the charactars next. Are you planning on writing another one?

    Il y a 46 semaines
  • X Amii Loves You X
    X Amii Loves You X

    Hello i just want to say i love all your books cant wait to read your next one, i have read blood ties about 6 times and reading it again, everytime i read it theres something that i missed there first time, this book is amazing, and i always love girl missing read that a few times soon, what do u think your best book u have written so far is? interesting to no. please write back would be lovely to hear from you.
    amy x

    Il y a 46 semaines
  • Sophie McKenzie
    Sophie McKenzie

    Thanks Chad
    I'm hoping to write a sequel to Blood Ties sometime soon - in the meantime I've just finished the first book of my new series, The Set-Up (another thriller!) which will come out in July.

    Il y a 48 semaines