Biography
K H Dawson
Welcome to the website of K H Dawson - the author of An Unseasonable Spirit, The Empty Vessel, The Book of Almost Anything and The Turn of the Seasons. All publications are available to buy on Amazon.
Dawson lives in South Lanarkshire with her wife, her two children and her ginger tabby called Tigger.
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Dawson fell in love with reading at an early age, all thanks to her grandmother and parents. Her passion for literature led her to Glasgow University where she successfully completed a degree in English Language and Literature. Dawson then went on to achieve a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (English Secondary) the following year. From there, she worked in various schools, before settling in a local Lanarkshire school, where she has been sharing her enthusiasm for English literature and language ever since.
K H Dawson began writing her first novel, The Book of Almost Anything, in 2014. She had a vision of what she wanted to write, and even early on, she realised that her novel would be the first part of a trilogy.
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Click here to buy a copy of Dawson's latest book - The Turn of the Seasons.
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Look out for her next publication - landing sometime soon in 2024.
New Publication
The Turn of the Seasons
K H Dawson is delighted to announce the publication of "The Turn of the Seasons, Part One" - just in time before Christmas.
Click here to purchase/ download a copy.
Two haunting seasonal tales that will take you on a journey...
Autumn
When death’s unwanted presence knocks upon the door of Alec Morton, he decides to seek solace elsewhere: the Isle of Eairdsidh. This isolated archipelago situated in the East coast of Scotland appears to be the perfect place for Alec - along with his beautiful, brown-eyed daughter, Frida - to drop anchor.
Everything seems fine, until the empty vessel emerges.
Upon the ghostly galleon’s arrival, everything changes. Death casts its unwanted, macabre spell.
And Alec Morton’s life changes forever.
Winter
Something is deeply wrong in the Scottish village of Cothromach.
Some snowfall had been forecast. But, against all predictions, an intense wall of white silence consumes the sleepy village, slipping over everything in sight, smothering the Scottish settlement. The silence is vociferous.
The longest night creeps closer and closer.
And Saskia Mallory, a troubled teenager with a sad tale to tell, is in grave danger.
Free Teaching Pack for Parents and Teachers
If you are a parent/ carer/ teacher looking for that little something extra to inspire our younger generation, then I have put together a teaching pack (with answers) on Chapters one to six. Click on the buttons below - all for free. Plus, there is an audio of Chapters one to six (see the audio player below) - something to help with the teaching pack. Enjoy.
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Recent Articles
Media
East Kilbride teacher's new novel offers home schooling tools to help parents in lockdown
Daily Record, Scotland, by Niki Tennant
Author K H Dawson, who teaches English at Calderglen High in East Kilbride, has combined her full-time teaching career and motherhood with writing ‘The Book of Almost Anything’.
K H Dawson and her Free Lockdown Learning Materials
East Kilbride News, Scotland
Writing under the pseudonym K H Dawson – a tribute to her grandmother, Kate Dawson – the novel follows the fortunes of 13-year-old Christopher, who is struggling to fit into a new school.
Launch Day Competition Party
K H Dawson Twitter
A huge congratulations to the winners for their amazing book cover designs - there were so many fantastic designs to choose from.
"The Book of Almost Anything" by K H Dawson is now available to purchase.
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Click here to see the promo video.
If they ask me, I could write a book,
about the way you walk and whisper and look.
I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget. F Sinatra
K H Dawson
Great characters, amazing descriptions, sheer escapism and magic. Roll on book two of trilogy.
5 out of 5 stars, says M Meechan
5 out of 5 Stars.
Enchanting novel for adults and children alike. Powerful descriptions that invite you in to the world and mind of the protagonist. Enigmatic. Actually could not put this book down.