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  • Skye Melki-Wegner

    Skye Melki-Wegner

    Skye Melki-Wegner is a YA and children's fantasy author and dinosaur lover. Over the years, she has worked everywhere from a cinema (where she ate too much popcorn) to a museum (where some of her colleagues were literally dinosaurs). The Deadlands is her first middle-grade series. You c...

  • Kiyash Monsef

    Kiyash Monsef

    Kiyash Monsef grew up in northern California in a house on the slope of a forested ravine, with his parents, his Iranian grandmother, and his younger brother. His earliest creative influences were the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, and Tom McGowen...

  • Alexandra Beever

    Alexandra Beever

    DC Alexandra Beever has been a detective with Thames Valley Police for 15 years. Following a science degree at university, she competed at the Olympics and won a gold medal at the World Championships as part of the GB Rowing Team.  Alex enjoys spending time with her daughter,...

  • Annabelle Sami

    Annabelle Sami

    Annabelle Sami is a writer and performer. She grew up next to the sea on the south coast of the UK and then moved to London, where she now lives. She studied English Literature and Drama and undertook an MA in English Literature at Queen Mary Universi...

  • MG Leonard

    MG Leonard

    MG Leonard's Twitch series takes us into the world of birds and bird watching. She is also the author of bestselling series include Beetle Boy and Adventures on Trains. MG Leonard is an experienced producer, director and actor, and has...

  • Nizrana Farook

    Nizrana Farook

    The Boy Who Saved a Bear is the latest adventure from Nizrana Farook, whose books also include The Girl Who Lost a Leopard, The Boy Who Met a Whale and The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Nizrana was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the beautiful...

  • Cath Howe

    Cath Howe

    Cath Howe's new book, My Life on Fire, follows what happens when a child's home and possessions are destroyed in a house fire. Cath is an author and teacher working in South West London writing for, and working with, Key Stage 2 primary age children. Cath runs workshops...

  • Misa Sugiura

    Misa Sugiura

    Misa Sugiura's ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. She writes contemporary young adult and middle grade fiction, and lives under a giant oak tree with her husband, two sons, two cats, and a gray-banded king snake. You can find her online at <a href="https://www.mi...