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Come and meet me, talk stories, grab some swag and perhaps buy The Last Scarecrow, Sadie Madison and the Boy in the Crimson Scarf, and Harper Hale and the Crystal of Shadows!

2025

SUN 23 MAR Ewell Craft Fair, Surrey
SAT 3 MAY Indie Author Book Festival, Huntingdon
MON 5 MAY Birmingham Book Extravaganza
FRI 23 – SUN 25 MAY ComicCon London TBC
SAT 21 JUN Glyn School Summer Fair, Epsom
SAT 25 OCT Authors at the Armouries, Leeds
SAT 15 NOV Coventry Book Extravaganza

Harper Hale SpiralVerse 3D Book Cover
Sadie Madison and the Boy in the Crimson Scarf 3D Book Cover
The Last Scarecrow 3D Book Cover
Photo © Blackham Images 2024

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 sequels to The Last Scarecrow and Sadie Madison, and preparing a new sci-fi adventure series Harper Hale and the Crystal of Shadows which will be out on May 4th 2025!

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.

Neil J Hart fantasy author FREE Stuff Nov 2024
 
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