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  • Bryony Pearce

    Bryony Pearce

    Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearce's new book for children! Bryony Pearce is a multi-award-winning novelist who writes funny books for children and dark thrillers for YA readers.  She tea...

  • Ramzee

    Ramzee

    Author and comic creator Ramzee joins ReadingZone to tell us about his school days, a 'cheat book', and making readers laugh! Ramzee has written comic books for 2000ad and Marvel and designs and runs his own comics and illustration workshops. He was nominated for a Brit...

  • Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words. Chibundu was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to England as a teenager and now lives in London. She signed the deal for her first book, The Spider King's Daugh...

  • Fiona Longmuir

    Fiona Longmuir

    Freya's Gold by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret tunnel, hidden treasure and a community fighting to save its town.   Fiona was born in Paisley, Scotland. Shortly after, she picked up a pencil and never really put it back down. She writes stories about s...

  • Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery

    Author Ross Montgomery tells ReadingZone about his new book, I Am Rebel, about a dog's quest to save the boy who rescued him. Ross started writing stories as a teenager, when he should have been doing homework... His debut novel, Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door, w...

  • 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...

  • Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. She started reading picture books (in English) after her children were born and hasn't been able to stop since! Her first two picture books The Treasure (Magic Cat) and Th...

  • Alex Falase-Koya

    Alex Falase-Koya

    Author of the Marv superhero books, Alex Falase-Koya has been writing since he was a teenager and in 2019 won the Spread the Word's London's Writers Awards for YA and Children's. He published his debut novels, Marv and the Mega Robot and Marv and the Dino Attack, with OUP and...