Hayley Scrivenor

Wednesday 21 April, In-conversation with Rick Morton

Image: The cover of Rick Morton's My Year of Living Vulnerably is in the centre of the picture. The cover is hot pink and orange, and stands out against the black background. On the left of the image is a photo of Rick Morton, a man in glasses with a short beard who is looking out of shot. On the right is a picture of Hayley Scrivenor, a woman with short, dark hair and glasses.

Rick Morton’s latest book is a feat of vulnerability, an ode to love (in all its forms), and somehow both deeply invested in unfolding the intricacies of human pain while very often being snort-out-loud funny. I’m delighted to be speaking to him in an event from the lovely folks at Collins Booksellers, Thirroul. Wednesday 21Continue reading “Wednesday 21 April, In-conversation with Rick Morton”

KYD’s Culture Picks: My 2020 Favourites

Kill Your Darlings asked for my best-of for 2020, and here’s what I said: This year, I read precious few ‘new-release’ books , as I gave in to my desire simply to re-read things I knew I already loved (lockdown does that to a person, in my experience). One that strong-armed its way through was LukeContinue reading “KYD’s Culture Picks: My 2020 Favourites”

Call my agent!

In November 2020, I signed with Grace Heifeitz at Left Bank Literary. I’m delighted to working with Grace, as well as David Forrer at InkWell Management in the US and Jane Finigan of Lutyens & Rubinstein in the UK. Grace can be contacted at grace[at]leftbankliterary.com

2020 Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award Winner

KYD’s Rebecca Starford, 2019 KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award winner Sam van Zweden, and Picador publisher Mathilda Imlah judged this year’s award. ‘Amidst a strong shortlist, Hayley Scrivenor’s novel of a missing child and the old wounds reopened by her absence was really a standout,’ says Imlah. ‘Told from the perspective of the policewoman in charge of her case, her mother, and her twoContinue reading “2020 Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award *Winner*”