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Jasbinder Bilan
Jasbinder Bilan's debut novel Asha and the Spirit Bird won the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award and The Times Chickenhouse Fiction Prize. Jasbinder studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and now lives near Bath, in England, with her husband, two so...
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Laurel van der Linde
Author Laurel van der Linde began ballet class at age four. At 17, she toured with Oukhtomsky Ballet Classique and Los Angeles Ballet. She loved dancing en pointe, but her feet did not. So she traded her pointe shoes for character heels and danced on Broadway in My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, Se...
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Eve McDonnell
Eve is a children's author and artist who lives in the wilds of Co Wexford with her husband, twins, a dog and three cats. She studied at the NCAD in Dublin before embarking on a career in graphic design and brand development and then decided to write. Eve's debut novel for children, Elsetime,...
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Alastair Chisholm - Young Fiction
Alastair Chisholm's Dragon Storm (Nosy Crow Books) is an adventure-packed new series for younger readers. As well as writing books for children, Adam is a puzzle creator and has written quite a lot of books of Sudoku and other puzzles for kids and grown-ups. He lives...
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Lissa Evans
Lissa Evans's new book, Wished, is a magical story with some surprising adventures. Lissa still remembers writing her first joke, aged 7 (it involved a hippo). She never lost herinterest in funny lines, and, following a medical degree, she changed careers to become a comedy produc...
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Rico Hinson-King
Rico Hinson-King is just 11 years old. As a baby, he was taken into care and spent years in the care system before finding his 'forever family'. Rico now lives happily with his two dads, sisters and their dog in Cheshire. He's an avid footballer and h...
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Lucy Hope
Lucy Hope writes books about children having adventures in dark gothic settings, inspired by the house she grew up in North Wales, though now she lives in the Cotswolds. After jobs ranging from managing telecoms products to working in schools, she did a master's degree in Writ...
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Andy Seed
Andy Seed's new 'Interview With' series will look into the lives of historical figures, beginning with Cleopatra & Other Famous Rulers. Andy Seed is a Blue Peter Book Award-winning author. Formerly a primary school teacher, he has written over 30 books for chi...
