Authors Children
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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...
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Nicola Skinner
Nicola Skinner worked as a copywriter and journalist for the likes of the Guardian and the Pool before being inspired to write Bloom, her first book for children, followed by Storm and Starboard (HarperCollins Children's Books). She lives in Bristol with her family.
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Jess Kidd
Jess Kidd wanted to be a writer before she could even write. She comes from a big, noisy (and nosy) family where storytelling was a favourite pastime. Jess was quite shy when she was little so she learnt to write down the stories she imagined. Then sh...
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Charlie P Brooks
Charlie Brooks left Eton to become a stable lad for racing legend Fred Winter. After riding in the Grand National, and winning the Cheltenham Festival as an amateur jockey, he became the youngest racehorse trainer in England. He has broadcast for Radio Five and Bloomberg TV and hosted h...
