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I became a debut author at the age of 48
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2020 Pitch Perfect winner Kate Foster
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- ↑ "Winners Revealed for the McIlvanney Prize 2023 and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize". Bloody Scotland. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist!". Women's Prize. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- 1 2 3 Forbes, Ellie (26 July 2023). "Bloody Scotland: Kate Foster on The Maiden". Scottish Field. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "10 of the best new historical fiction novels to read right now". The Herald. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- 1 2 Fraser, Katie (23 January 2024). "Mantle signs three 'beautifully realised' novels from Kate Foster". The Bookseller. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- 1 2 3 Foster, Kate (5 June 2024). "The King's Witches by Kate Foster". Books from Scotland. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
my third novel, The Mourning Necklace ... I have almost written the entire first draft in five months
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