Authors Children
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Theresa Lola: Happy Here
Theresa Lola, who has contributed to the Happy Here collection by Black writers and illustrators, is a British Nigerian poet. She won the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize. She was the 2019/2020 Young People's Laureate for London. Her 2019 debut poetry collection...
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Patrice Lawrence: Happy Here
Patrice Lawrence was brought up in a Trinidadian-Italian family in Sussex, so had no other choice than to be a writer. She writes for adults, children, young people and any passing balls of flame that may be looking for a good read.
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Laura James
Laura James's love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Laura's debut novel Captain Pug was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2017. She lives near Bath with...
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Cat Weldon
Cat Weldon writes funny books for children and is a little bit obsessed with Vikings - hence her new series which begins with How to be a Hero. She has an MA in Scriptwriting, and a background in children's theatre, and spent ten years working as an English and Drama teacher - and has h...
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Hannah Peck
Author and illustrator Hannah Peck's new series, Kate on the Case, is a hugely entertaining detective story for developing readers, supported with her trademark ink and pencil drawings. Hannah studied English at university before swapping the pen for a pencil. Now she uses both to writ...
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Ben Bailey Smith
Ben Bailey Smith - who has written his first novel for children, Something I Said - began his career as a rapper known as Doc Brown before diversifying and moving into mainstream TV and film acting, stand-up comedy, screenwriting and children's books (I Am Bear...
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Jenni Spangler
Jenni Spangler writes children's books with a magical twist and her new book, The Incredible Talking Machine, has plenty of mystery and unexpected twists. Jenni was elected for the first year of the 'Write Mentor' scheme and lives in Staffordshire with her husband and two children. She...
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Pippa Curnick
Pippa Curnick has always written her own stories and loves illustrating, so it's no surprise that she has now written and illustrated her first book, Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent (Hodder Children's Books). Pippa grew up in rural Essex and studied...
