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  • Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton introduces her new series, Bertha and Blink, about a bear inventor and an excitable Robo-bird!  Nicola is an Irish illustrator living in Bristol and is the creator of the popular 'People of Bristol'. Her work has featured in editorials, print and in variou...

  • Marie Basting

    Marie Basting

    Discover an alternate world peopled by Roman gods in Marie Basting's Auntie Medusa and Me, the follow-up to her hilarious My Family and Other Romans. For a long time, Marie had believed a careers advisor that girls like her don't become writers. But then something magical happened and M...

  • Kieran Larwood:  Dungeon Runners

    Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners

    Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing. He was a Reception teacher before becoming a full-time author. His stories are inspired by a life-long love of fantasy stories, which began when, as a young boy, he picke...

  • MT Khan

    MT Khan

    MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world of her debut novel, Nura and the Immortal Palace. MT Khan is a SFF writer from Pakistan, now living in Canada. She focuses on stories close to her heart, evoking cu...

  • Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of Minou Moonshine.  Gita is a medical doctor who studied for an MA in Creative Writing and has previously published short stories and two poetry books.  She...

  • Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of one of the greatest magicians ever, Harry Houdini. The bestselling novelist taught English for 20 years before following her dream of bei...

  • Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah and Rodney Matthews have created a new children's fantasy adventure, Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Beneath the Shed. Sarah Matthews has been writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pen and she has degrees in Language & Linguis...

  • Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala bear, and Flapjack, a penguin. Before he became a writer, Alan dreamed of being a professional footballer, but when he won a pen in a writing competition, his fate was sea...