In The Night We See Miracles by Meadow Evans-Bardowell is shortlisted for the 2021 Author of Tomorrow, 16-21 years.

In The Night We See Miracles: Ordinary Caius lives in a world divided by whether you are normal or not. But when his mother threatens the strange people he loves, he has to break the boundaries and explore the miracles of the night to save his only friends...

An Interview with Meadow: 

WNSF: What is your favourite book?

I have a few but the one book I can read again and again is Crier's War by Nina Varela. I loved the characters and riveting plot. 

WNSF: Who is your favourite author? Or one who has inspired you and why?

Alexandra Bracken's The Darkest Minds series was the series that made me realise that I want to be an author. I love her style of writing and I aspire to create characters as admirable and memorable as hers. 

WNSF: What is your favourite subject at school? 

Music and English Language. 

WNSF: What does ‘adventure writing’ mean to you? Why did you choose to try your hand at an adventure story?

To me, adventure writing takes the reader on a journey to places that maybe don't exist or real places with an unusual twist. I think they're exhilarating and unforgettable and can make you rethink certain things. 

WNSF: If you could ask an author anything, what would you want to know?

I'd probably ask: how do you invent entire worlds and new places with new laws and expectations?

WNSF: Who would you consider one of your heroes and why?

Ludovico Einaudi, he's an Italian composer and pianist. He's made some of my favourite songs including Giorni Dispari and Night. I enjoy playing and listening to his music.

WNSF: Where do you find inspiration for your stories?

From books I've read and thinking of the books that I'd like to read that don't exist yet. I also find inspiration by observing what happens around me and from my parents who are authors.

WNSF: What is the most adventurous thing you would like to do, or place you would like to visit and why?

I've always wanted to go skydiving. It seems fun but I think that opinion would change once I'm actually in the plane. 

WNSF: If you could time travel, where would you goand why?

Very far into the future- like 4000 or beyond even- to see how humans have developed both physically and psychologically. 

WNSF: What three words would you use to describe your story?

Thrilling, friendship, dystopian.