About…

Background:

HARWOOD PR was launched in 2019. Prior to this, I worked for more than 10 years in-house at some of the UK’s biggest publishers, including Hachette UK and Penguin Random House (where I ended my time as an Acting Publicity Director). Throughout my career, I have worked on both fiction and non-fiction books, and with a vast range of authors. I am known for my creative and passionate approach to campaigns, and have previously been nominated for seven industry awards.

I’ve worked with some of the biggest, bestselling names in fiction – across crime thrillers, romance novels, and contemporary fiction – as well as launching debut authors. My non-fiction campaigns have been extremely diverse – from a rock climber to an astronaut; WWII codebreakers and pop stars; a polar explorer and a police officer; politicians, scientists, and more. I love sharing great stories.

Since turning freelance, clients have included Penguin Random House, DK, HarperCollins, Simon&Schuster, Bloomsbury, Mirror Books, Elliott & Thompson, and the Irish Cultural Centre. Following a period of parental leave, I returned to running HARWOOD PR in 2023.

AWARD NOMINATIONS:

I have previously been nominated for seven PPC Awards (recognising the best publicity campaigns in publishing):

Best Celebrity Campaign; for It’s A Love Story by Shirlie and Martin Kemp (2021: working freelance, for Mirror Books)
The Hardback Non-Fiction Award; as supporting publicist on For the Record by David Cameron (2020: working freelance, supporting HarperCollins)
The Hardback Fiction Award; as co-publicist on Still Me by Jojo Moyes (2019: Penguin Random House)
Best Celebrity Campaign; as co-publicist on The Astronaut Selection Test Book by Tim Peake (2019: Penguin Random House)
Best Celebrity Campaign; as co-publicist on The President Is Missing by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson (2019: Penguin Random House)
Best Sports Book Campaign; for The Push by Tommy Caldwell (2018: Penguin Random House)
Paperback Original Campaign - Fiction or Non-Fiction; for My Sweet Revenge by Jane Fallon (2018: Penguin Random House)