Vickie Johnstone

Hi, I live in London, UK, and I have self-published 17 books. I work as a magazine sub-editor. I love reading, writing, films, the sea, art, animals (especially cats), nature, rock music, Milky Bar and travelling. Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle was a finalist in the Children's Books section of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards 2013. I Dream of Zombies was a finalist in the Horror section of the same competition in 2014. As I edit indie books for a living, you might see other books alongside mine in the UK bookshop when you do a search. The ones I've written have my name as the author. Books published in 2011: Kaleidoscope (March) - 119 poems, divided by chapter themes; Travelling Light - a free book of poetry; Kiwi in Cat City - the first in a series about a magical cat and her human pals (April); Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June); Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October). The Kiwi books contain illustrations by Nikki McBroom. Books published in 2012: Day of the Living Pizza - a free comedy horror for ages 10 up (May); Life's Rhythms - a collection of 316 haiku (June); 3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with walkies, written for NaNoWriMo (June); Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August); Day of the Pesky Shadow (book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Mysteries series)(November); Kiwi in the Realm of Ra (November); and Kiwi's Christmas Tail (December). Books published in 2013: The Sea Inside (Cerulean Songs, book 1); and I Dream of Zombies (book 1). Books published in 2014: Haven (I Dream of Zombies, book 1). Books published in 2015: Mind-spinning Rainbows - poetry. Books published in 2021: A Poem a Day: Poems from April 2020 to March 2021 - poetry. Links: Book trailer for the Kiwi Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjmVgNJcLM&list=FLGOC-BhfpJESSRXcOKzekEA&index=3 Amazon US author page: www.amazon.com/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGE Amazon UK book page: www.amazon.co.uk/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1390142088&sr=1-1 Blog: vickiejohnstone.blogspot.com Twitter: @vickiejohnstone Merchandise: www.zazzle.co.uk/kiwiincatcity Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/4788773.Vickie_Johnstone Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorVickieJohnstone www.facebook.com/KiwiinCatCity www.facebook.com/KaleidoscopePoetry The Kiwi Series is written for readers aged 9 up. They follow the adventures of a magical cat called Kiwi and her two human friends, Amy and James. With a flick of her tail, Kiwi magically changes the two children into kittens and takes them to her other home, Cat City, and to other new worlds.