It Takes a Lot of Knocks - talking about first novels with Jasbinder Bilan

Jasbinder Bilan is a debut children’s author and winner of the Times/Chicken House competition and the Costa Children’s Book Award. After a career in teaching she did an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, and her first novel was started on that course. She shares her writing journey, why family are so important to her, and how one of the tips she picked up on her course helped her to build the story Asha and the Spirit Bird.

Thanks as always to Christopher Pett for production and editing.

Links:

Jasbinder Bilan: https://www.jasbinderbilan.co.uk

Chicken House: https://www.chickenhousebooks.com

Costa Book Awards: https://www.costa.co.uk/behind-the-beans/costa-book-awards/welcome

Bath Spa Writing for Young People MA: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-writing-for-young-people/

Cover reveal: https://twitter.com/chickenhsebooks/status/1235158289996013569