The Swimmers

**Longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021

The outcast in a family of former competitive swimmers must prepare for the end of her mother's life in this sharp, sparkling debut from a bold New Zealand talent.**

Vorwort

• Galleys available for booksellers, press, media and influencers – both digital and physical.

• Broad campaign for coverage in newspapers and magazines in the UK and USA such as The Guardian and Washington Post.

• Targeted campaign for coverage in relevant publications and online outlets: Breathe Magazine, Calm Magazine, InStyle, Womankind, NB Magazine, Bookanista and Strong Words Magazine.

• Targeted promotion in Florida where Chloe Lane wrote The Swimmers while *completing an MFA.* She is supported by authors David Leavitt and Jill Ciment who both live in Florida.

• Entry into relevant awards including Women’s Prize for Fiction, Comedy Women in Print.

• Campaign across social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and blogs. Working with influencers to promote, hosting giveaways and sharing reviews.

• Audiobook planned.

• Will include book club questions and an author Q&A.


• Promotion through author website (chloevlane.com), Gallic Books website (belgraviabooks.com), and newsletters.


  Autorentext

  Chloe Lane was a 2021 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow and is founding editor of Hue+Cry Press. The Swimmers is her first novel and was written in Florida where Lane did her MFA. She now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with her husband and young son.

  Zusammenfassung
  Longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 The black sheep in a family of former competitive swimmers must prepare for the end of her mother's life in this sharp, sparkling debut from a bold New Zealand talent.