Hi, I live in London where I work as a layout sub-editor on magazines. I love reading, writing, films, the sea, art, animals, nature, rock music, Milky Bar and travelling. I have written 16 books. Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (book 4 in the Kiwi Series) was a Finalist in the Children's Books category of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards 2013. It also gained an Honourable Mention in the Children's Books category at the 2013 Hollywood Book Festival. I Dream of Zombies was a Finalist in the Horror category of the National Indie Excellence Awards 2014.I used to edit indie books, so you might see other titles alongside mine when you do a search. The only ones I've written bear my name as author. Titles published in 2011:Kaleidoscope (March) - 119 poems, divided by chapter themes;Travelling Light - a free book of 38 poems;Kiwi in Cat City - the first in a series about a magical cat and her human pals (April);Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June);Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October).Titles published in 2012:Day of the Living Pizza - a comedy horror for ages 10 up (May);Life's Rhythms - a collection of 316 haiku (June);3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with walkies, written for NaNoWriMo (June);Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August); Day of the Pesky Shadow - book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Mysteries series (October); Kiwi in the Realm of Ra (November), and Kiwi's Christmas Tail (December).Titles published in 2013:The Sea Inside - Cerulean Songs, book 1; andI Dream of Zombies - series, book 1.Titles published in 2014:Haven - I Dream of Zombies, book 2.Titles published in 2015:Mind-spinning Rainbows - poetry.The Kiwi books have illustrations by Nikki McBroom.Links:Book trailer for the Kiwi Series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjmVgNJcLM&list=FLGOC-BhfpJESSRXcOKzekEA&index=3Amazon US author page: www.amazon.com/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGEAmazon UK book page:www.amazon.co.uk/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1390142088&sr=1-1Blog: vickiejohnstone.blogspot.comTwitter: @vickiejohnstoneWebsite: Kiwiincatcity.comMerchandise: www.zazzle.co.uk/kiwiincatcityGoodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/4788773.Vickie_JohnstoneFacebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorVickieJohnstonewww.facebook.com/KiwiinCatCitywww.facebook.com/KaleidoscopePoetrywww.facebook.com/VickieJohnstoneEditingThe Kiwi Series is written for readers aged 9 up. They follow the adventures of a magical cat called Kiwi and her two human friends, Amy and James. With a flick of her tail, Kiwi magically changes the two children into kittens and takes them to her other home, Cat City, and to other new worlds.