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British novelist Jackie Collins has picked up the 'Outstanding Achievement Prize' at the Galaxy National Book Awards this week.

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British novelist Jackie Collins has picked up the 'Outstanding Achievement Prize' at the Galaxy National Book Awards this week.

Ms Collins, has enjoyed 40 years of success and has sold more than 400 million copies in 40 countries world-wide. Her most recent novel 'Goddess of Vengeance' debuted at the top of the 'Sunday Times Best Seller' list last April. Ms. Collins was thrilled with her achievement and award and stated: 'I am a storyteller who is passionate about what I do, so thank you to everyone and keep reading.

British Comedienne Dawn French was also a winner at the award ceremony, claiming the prize for the fiction book for 'A Tiny Bit Marvellous'. Ms. French, whose book tells the story of a modern family 'lurching towards meltdown', said she was 'equally gobsmacked and delighted ...Not too shabby considering I'm still not 100% sure where the apostrophe should go,' she added.

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