Wolf Siren Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026!

It feels ridiculous (in the best way) to be writing this but... drum roll…

​It was announced today that Wolf Siren has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026!

See the full longlist here!

Graphic showing the cover of Wolf Siren by Beth O’Brien against a blue background. Text Reads: The Carnegies, 2026 Longlist, Medal for Writing. Carnegie.co.uk. #Carnegies2026.

This award is a big deal in the children’s publishing world and I was over the moon to be nominated for it in the first instance. To now be longlisted is a huge and magical step and I cannot thank the Carnegie judges enough!

Wolf Siren would not be a book if it wasn't for the support of my lovely agent, Becky Bagnell, or my publisher, HarperCollins Children’s Books, and I am so grateful they saw something in this story. ❤️

I won't lie, this news has been the best kind of morale boost ahead of my second novel, Feather Vane, which comes out in March because the closer it gets to publication the more nervous I get about people reading it... But that said, I can't not shout about the fact that the lovely people at bookshop.org are donating 10% of all children's book sales to Book Trust and Scottish Book Trust this February as part of their #ReadItForward campaign! That includes any purchases of Wolf Siren and any pre-orders of Feather Vane bought this month.​

Pre-order Feather Vane from Bookshop.org

Last but not least, I'm delighted to share with you that Claire Morgan will be narrating the audiobook of Feather Vane! The novel alternates between two narrators and I've heard Clare read samples from both of them and she is PERFECT. I cannot wait for you to hear her!

The plan is, like with Wolf Siren, to record the audiobook at the RNIB in London and (again as with Wolf Siren) I will most definitely be trying to invite myself along for the ride! For now, if you're an audiobook person, you can pre-order Feather Vane and it will appear in your library (as if by magic!) on March 26th!

Pre-order Feather Vane on Audible

That's all my news for today and if you read this far, thank you!