World rights to Tia Fisher‘s new narrative verse YA novel, Not Going to Plan, have been acquired by Hot Key Books—an imprint of Bonnier Books.

UK and Commonwealth rights to Operation Doodlebug, Fisher’s first middle grade prose novel, have been acquired by Piccadilly Press—an imprint of Bonnier Books.

Emma Matthewson, executive publisher at Hot Key Books, said: ‘Tia writes with sensitivity, humour and nuance on finding your identity as a young person with the support of friendship and family, while shining a light on the heart-rending choice a young woman has to face after sexual assault leads to unplanned pregnancy.’

Ruth Bennett, editorial director at Piccadilly Press, said: ‘Tia is a writer of immense talent and versatility, and we are pleased to be supporting her writing in different genres and for different audiences. In this first prose novel for middle-grade readers from Tia, she brings empathy and depth of feeling to a moving story of bravery in the most challenging of times.’

Not Going to Plan will be published in paperback in September 2025 and Operation Doodlebug is due in 2026.

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