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@kimberly.campanello · June 19, 2026

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I had a wonderful time at Southwark Cathedral with Somesuch editor Suze Olbrich, Somesuch PR & Social Media Manager Phoebe Gardner, and my agent Becky Thomas celebrating my debut novel’s shortlisting for a Society of Authors Award dedicated to novels about travel away from home. This is also the first novel from Somesuch. Here we are in a great mix of presses, large and small! Use the Words You Have is a poised and intense exploration of a teenage romance through a language barrier. Through acute observation and lush prose, Kimberly Campanello evokes simultaneously the wonder and boredom of adolescence and the way a throwaway first love can create something beautiful and lasting.’ – Soula Emmanuel Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize Judges Soula Emmanuel @soulaemmanuel Anietie Isong Derek Owusu @derekvowusu @thesocietyofauthors @lewinsohnliterary @somesuchandco