Cumbrian author, Kirstie Pelling, is a contender for the Romantic
Novelists’ Association’s (RNA) annual Joan Hessayon Award for 2022 with her novel, Life’s a Catastrophe. The award is for authors whose debut novels have gone through the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme and are subsequently accepted for publication. Kirstie is a writer and journalist based in the Lake District. An award-winning travel blogger, she co-runs the adventure website The Family Adventure Project. She has cycled thousands of miles across the world with her husband and children. She has also wandered lonely as a travel poet for Go Lakes Travel and Lonely Planet Kids sometimes dressed as a cloud.

She commented, ‘The RNA’s help and support has been invaluable over the three years I’ve been a member so I’m delighted to be a contender for this award. There’s never been a more pertinent time to get lost in a rom com and I’m very proud to be part of the talented tribe who write them.’

ABOUT THE BOOK:
(Publisher: Embla Books)
Aly Meadows is a ‘catfluencer’ using her beloved pets to earn likes on Instagram. But behind the lens she is broke and a million miles from the world of social media stardom. Rick Harvard, head of talent agency,
Glimmer, has the power to change her life, but only if Aly dives in at the
deep end. Can Aly channel the confidence of her instafamous cats?

KIRSTIE PELLING’S MEDIA DETAILS:
Facebook: @KirstiePellingAuthor
Twitter: @kirstie_pelling
Instagram: @kirstiepellin