Estelle Maskame
Scottish writer of young adult fiction (born 1997)
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Estelle Maskame (born June 1997)[1] is a Scottish writer of young adult fiction and new adult fiction.
Estelle Maskame | |
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| Born | June 1997 (age 28) Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Website | |
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Early life
Maskame grew up in Peterhead, Scotland [2] and attended Peterhead Academy.[3]
She was writing full-length novels by the age of 11, and when she was 13 started posting her work online.[4] She published Did I Mention I Love You? (DIMILY) on Wattpad and promoted it on Twitter; it had over 4 million hits.[5]
Writing career
Maskame's first novel, Did I Mention I Love You? (DIMILY), was published by Black & White Publishing in 2015 when she was aged 17. It was followed by Did I Mention I Need You? (2015), Did I Mention I Miss You? (2016), and Just Don't Mention It (2018), then Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later? (2019) on the tenth anniversary of the first (online) publication. She wrote two stand-alone novels, Dare to Fall (2017) and The Wrong Side of Kai (2019), before her Mila Trilogy of Becoming Mila,[6] Trusting Blake, and The Making of Mila and Blake.
The DIMILY series has sold over 1.5 million copies and rights to its translations have been sold to 19 territories.[7]
Maskame's first new adult novel, Somewhere in the Sunset, was published in April 2024,[8] and Forever & Always You has been announced for publication in September 2025.[9]
Awards
Maskame won the 2016 Arts award of the Young Scot Awards[10] and was shortlisted for the Romantic Young Adult Novel of the Year Award.[4]
The Young Women's Movement named her as one of its "30 under 30" in 2016: this annual list comprises "30 women & non-binary people in Scotland, making changes in their community or wider society".[11]
Publications
Standalone novels
- Dare to Fall. Black & White Publishing. 2017. ISBN 9781785301087.[12]
- The Wrong Side of Kai. Black & White Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781785302480.
- Somewhere in the Sun. Black & White Publishing. 2024. ISBN 978-1785304934.
- Forever & Always You. Black & White Publishing. 4 September 2025. ISBN 978-1785308109.
DIMILY series
- Did I Mention I Love You?. Black & White Publishing. 2015.[13][14]
- Did I Mention I Need You?. Black & White Publishing. 2015.
- Did I Mention I Miss You?. Black & White Publishing. 2016.
- Just Don't Mention It. Ink Road. 2018.[15][16]
- Did I Mention it's 10 Years Later?. Black & White Publishing. 2019.
The Mila trilogy
- Becoming Mila. Black & White Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781785303326.[4]
- Trusting Blake. Ink Road. 2021. ISBN 9781785303630.
- The Making of Mila and Blake. Ink Road. 2022. ISBN 9781785303777.