Welcome to my website

I’m so excited you’re here! First let me introduce myself... I’m Ali Harris, the author of 'Miracle on Regent Street'. I'm also a magazine journalist with ten years experience. Feel free to have a browse around the site and hopefully you’ll find everything you need to know about me, my debut novel and my magazine work, as well as the story of how I got published and tips on how you can do it too. Ooh and do come back for regular updates on my blog!

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  • This is a story that will warm your heart and soul. 9 out of 10.

    — ChicklitClub.com

  • A warm and snuggly novel that'll get you thinking of Christmas!

    — Star magazine

  • A heart-warming and inspirational tale - pick of the week.

    — Cosmopolitan.co.uk

  • Pick of the week, four stars.

    — The Daily Express

  • An outstanding debut novel...I cannot recommend it highly enough.

    — ChicklitReviews.com

  • A magical debut.

    — Glamour magazine

  • Full of seasonal sparkle.

    — Good Housekeeping magazine

  • An adorable, heartwarming tale of love and friendship which bubbles with tenderness.

    — Marie Claire magazine

Blog

Cambridge Style

Cambridge Style magazine

You can read a lovely 4-page feature about Miracle on Regent Street in this month’s Cambridge Style magazine online here.

Ali Harris National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month 1st-30th November.

“National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30.” – nanowrimo.org
Good luck to everyone during National Novel Writing Month which starts tomorrow. If you’re not getting involved but want to [...]

On the Website

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    Contact

    If you would like to get in contact with me, my publishers, or my agent, you’ll find all the details here.

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    Advice for Writers

    Hello me! Or should I say hello to anyone like me who has always dreamed about getting published. Let me introduce myself. I’m you in a year, or two years or (and I don’t want to depress you here) maybe even ten years time. You see, I’m just like you. I’m the person who has [...]

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    Magazine Features

    I am an experienced women’s magazine journalist who has written for publications such as Red, ELLE, Stylist, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Company. I was also deputy features editor at No.1 women’s magazine Glamour, before leaving to write books.

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    Books

    My first book, Miracle on Regent Street is all about Evie Taylor. She’s a girl with a big heart, who gets lost in the big city. For the past two years, Evie has lived an invisible life in London. Her neighbours think she’s just moved in, her sister mistakes her for a live-in nanny, and [...]

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    About Me

    I grew up in deepest darkest Norfolk and was a book and magazine-addicted musical theatre geek. At eighteen I swapped sheep for show tunes and moved to London to do a degree in performing arts. After three years of ‘studying’ (read: doing jazz hands) and trying to avoid doing improvisation at any cost I was [...]