Estelle Maskame (born June 1997)[1] is a Scottish writer of young adult fiction.
Estelle Maskame | |
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| Born | June 1997 Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Website | |
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Early life
editMaskame grew up in Peterhead, Scotland [2] and attended Peterhead Academy.[3]
She was writing full-length novels by the age of 11, and when she was 13 started posting her work online.[4] She published Did I Mention I Love You? (DIMILY) on Wattpad and promoted it on Twitter; it had over 4 million hits.[5]
Writing career
editMaskame's first novel, Did I Mention I Love You? (DIMILY), was published by Black & White Publishing in 2015 when she was aged 17. It was followed by Did I Mention I Need You? (2015), Did I Mention I Miss You? (2016), and Just Don't Mention It (2018), then Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later? (2019) on the tenth anniversary of the first (online) publication. She wrote two stand-alone novels, Dare to Fall (2017) and The Wrong Side of Kai (2019), before her Mila Trilogy of Becoming Mila,[6] Trusting Blake, and The Making of Mila and Blake.
The DIMILY series has sold over 1.5 million copies and rights to its translations have been sold to 19 territories.[7]
Maskame's first new adult novel, Somewhere in the Sunset, is to be published in April 2024.[8]
Awards
editMaskame won the 2016 Arts award of the Young Scot Awards[9] and was shortlisted for the Romantic Young Adult Novel of the Year Award.[4]
The Young Women's Movement named her as one of its "30 under 30" in 2016: this annual list comprises "30 women & non-binary people in Scotland, making changes in their community or wider society".[10]
Publications
editStandalone novels
edit- Dare to Fall. Black & White Publishing. 2017. ISBN 9781785301087.[11]
- The Wrong Side of Kai. Black & White Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781785302480.
DIMILY series
edit- Did I Mention I Love You?. Black & White Publishing. 2015.[12][13]
- Did I Mention I Need You?. Black & White Publishing. 2015.
- Did I Mention I Miss You?. Black & White Publishing. 2016.
- Just Don't Mention It. Ink Road. 2018.[14][15]
- Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later?. Black & White Publishing. 2019.
The Mila trilogy
edit- Becoming Mila. Black & White Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781785303326.[4]
- Trusting Blake. Ink Road. 2021. ISBN 9781785303630.
- The Making of Mila and Blake. Ink Road. 2022. ISBN 9781785303777.
References
edit- ^ "Estelle Maskame". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Estelle Maskame". Black & White Publishing. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Teenage best-selling author reveals plans for new book". The Herald. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Author Highlights: Estelle Maskame". Scottish Books International. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Maskame, Estelle (25 June 2015). "Estelle Maskame: how social media made me a publishing sensation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Becoming Mila: Tale of young romance that rises far above the ordinary". The National. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Author: Estelle Maskame". Scottish Book Trust. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Brown, Lauren (23 August 2023). "Ink Road seizes Maskame's 'sizzling' New Adult debut". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Greenaway, Heather (1 May 2016). "Young Scot overcomes illness to raise £100,000 to help others". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "30 Under 30: 2016-2022" (PDF). The Young Women's Movement. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Dare to Fall". Kirkus Reviews. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Did I Mention I Love You? by Estelle Maskame". Publishers Weekly. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ La Porta, Bernice (1 December 2015). "Did I Mention I Love You?". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Just Don't Mention It". Kirkus Reviews. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Struecker, Natalie. "Just Don't Mention It". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.