
Robyn Donaldson
@robyndonaldson
Project Manager of Book Prizes. Trustee of @wowfest. Devotee of Parton, Attenborough and Blessed. Views my own but often on above. Can get samey
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10-01-2010 15:25:25
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Mother's Day is fast approaching and it's everywhere! Do you have something to say about it? We're looking for blogs that we can publish around Mother's Day to let people know they are not alone - email [email protected] to submit your thoughts #MothersDay #OthersDay


Love this #Othersday idea- for those who’ve lost Mums, or to pay tribute to Nans,teachers,others who help like Mothers BBCWomensHour On this note: this Sunday BBC Radio 6 Music 10-2pm #mamplaylist to connect us through our walls.big question:Will I play David Soul?


Jazzed I got the names of three hero teachers into our OthersDay #othersday interview for BBC Woman's Hour - the power of teachers as emotional support for children experiencing trauma is wildly underappreciated. If those women hadn't scooped me at Merchant Taylors' Schools I'd have sunk.



IT'S TIME!!!! Without further ado, we’re honoured to have HRH Princess Beatrice of York formally announce announce our winner, which you can watch HERE: bit.ly/3d48sIM

Following Princess Beatrice of York's excellent announcement, we are delighted to confirm that the winner of Oscar’s Book Prize 2020 is none other than Tad by Benji Davies- if you missed the announcement you can watch again here: bit.ly/3d48sIM ....


...And in the absence of a live ceremony, here is what our fantastic judges had to say about Tad: bit.ly/3gkfGdR Dermot O'Leary Francesca Simon Jake Hope 💙 - HUGE congratulations again Benji Davies and HarperCollins Children's Books


And last but not least, we are honoured that our Patron Princess Beatrice of York, Judges Dermot O'Leary, Francesca Simon Jake Hope 💙 Viveka Alvestrand James Ashton, and 2019's winner Ed Vere were kind enough to make a very special reading of Tad, which you can watch here: bit.ly/2TATHp4


Lastly, from everyone here at #oscarsbookprize we would like to thank everyone involved with the Prize this year, from our partners @NLT, Read for Good , Standard News, Amazon.co.uk - and of course our Royal Patron, fabulous judges and the outstanding shortlist and their publishers

And thanks to Robyn Donaldson and LauraMell whose great ideas and organisational skill have improved Oscar's Book Prize no end... and The May Fair Hotel where our party SHOULD have taken place




Congrats to Writing on the Wall Trustee Robyn Donaldson her first book is out today with Emma Hopkinson: 'a how-to for loss. A little walk through the moments, feelings and barriers you might encounter, whoever you are and whatever you lost.' Check it out here: tinyurl.com/wrxpjbc6

Massive congratulations from everyone here at WOW to our trustee Robyn Donaldson whose debut book is available to purchase now. It's such an incredible story of grief and navigating loss and we highly recommend you check it out 👇👇 ow.ly/Qqa250Gf1T2

Me and Madeline Heneghan caught up with our friend and Writing on the Wall trustee Robyn Donaldson yesterday for a quick bite to eat to celebrate her new book ‘It’s Your Loss’. Published dorling kindersly We’re V proud of her creating something to help others deal with grief.


Hey Five Dials - imagine someone had a friend (a poet, obviously) who didn't have Twitter. Where would I direct that kind of cat to submit their work please? They do, against all odds, have email. They're under 40 and a really good poet by the way, just very not into Twitter.