{"id":1738,"date":"2019-06-24T08:14:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T08:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2019-06-24T08:14:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T08:14:40","slug":"mst-alumna-kiran-millwood-hargrave-signs-four-book-deal-with-hachette-childrens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"MSt alumna Kiran Millwood-Hargrave signs four-book deal with Hachette Children\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood-Hargrave has signed a six-figure, four-book deal with Hachette Children\u2019s Group. From the announe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the announcement in The Bookseller:
“Kiran is one of the most thrilling children\u2019s novelists writing today, leading the way in the market. Her exciting stories absorb the reader at plot level, and on a deeper level she taps into themes and symbols that explore what it means to be human,\u201d said group senior publisher Ruth Alltimes. \u201cOn behalf of the whole team here, I could not be more delighted to welcome Kiran to Hachette Children\u2019s Group.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about it at The Bookseller.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MSt alumna Kiran Millwood-Hargrave has signed a six-figure, four-book deal with Hachette Children\u2019s Group. From the announe From the announcement in The Bookseller: “Kiran is one of the most thrilling children\u2019s novelists writing today, leading the way in the market. 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