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Hello. I’m Neil J Hart.

Wattys Awards 2021 and 2022

I grew up in Surrey, England. I spent most of my childhood dancing and acting, learning musical instruments, building vast Lego cities and domino rallies, creating board games and secret societies.

But it wasn’t until I discovered Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy books and Terry Pratchett’s life-changing Discworld novels, that I fell in love with reading and writing.

I’d been writing and querying books to agents for many years to a mixed response. Then, in 2021, my quirky young adult fantasy novel The Last Scarecrow won for Horror at the Wattpad Awards. I entered Sadie Madison and the Boy in the Crimson Scarf in 2022 and I won again, this time for Fantasy!

Since then I’ve had thousands of reads of Wattpad. Hundreds of fantastic messages from readers and writers. Even some fan art. It’s been emotional.

I’m currently working on the final book in the ‘Scarecrows of Coldharbour Farm’ trilogy, a spooky standalone YA, a series of short MG horror stories, as well as the next Sadie Madison and Harper Hale books.

As well as writing, I work as a graphic designer. I foster for Cats Protection (see my social media for epic #catsagram posts). Rely on coffee. Adore a perfectly made cheese and cucumber sandwich. And collect Tomb Raider / Lara Croft memorabilia.

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