The Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize searches for the best unpublished and unagented writers of children’s fiction every year. In 2020, the judges for the prize (then known as The Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize) chose Louise Fitzgerald as the winner, with her brilliant story The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! Read on to discover the story behind the story, and what Louise has been up to since then.
Louise Fitzgerald: Author
At the beginning of 2019 I started focusing on children’s writing. I was immediately drawn to picture books. I’ve realised this age group appeals to me due to my background in acting. I’ve natural instinct for reading words off the page, rather like a script I suppose.
In September 2019 I started Golden Egg Academy’s Picture Book course and by January 2020 I knew I’d found a lovely, like-minded community. Lockdown gave me time to write as my freelance teaching work was cancelled. Delving into the wonderful world of picture books became
