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Gianna Pollero
Gianna Pollero was born and raised in Kent but also spent a considerable amount of her childhood in northern Italy, where the majority of her family live. She originally trained as a journalist and is currently a communications manager for a schools' academy trust in Kent. In 2017, she...
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Em Norry
Emma (she also writes as EL Norry) has a BA (Hons) in Film and an MA in Screenwriting and has written a number of short stories for adults. Her first YA manuscript, Bury the Things You Cannot Hide, draws on her personal experiences as a mixed-race child and teenager growing up...
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William Hussey
William Hussey's The Outrage, set in a future England that has become a fascist state, is published this month. As a gay man and a visiting author, Hussey has spoken to hundreds of LGBTQ+ students worldwide. Hearing their stories of modern intolerance, prejudice and the tragic...
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Elen Caldecott
Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University. At the end of the course she was highly commended in the PFD Prize for Most Promising Writer for Young People. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a mus...
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Wibke Brueggemann
Wibke Brueggemann grew up in northern Germany and the United States, but London is now her home.She originally studied acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, and then decided to become a writer.Wibke has a Master's in Writing for Young People...
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William Sutcliffe
William Sutcliffe's The Gifted, the Talented and Me is a rare funny book for teenage readers and his latest novel, The Summer We Turned Green, will also have lots of appeal for this age range. He has written 13 novel...
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Angharad Walker
Angharad Walker's debut children's books, The Ash House, explores a house made of ash and smoke that has hidden secrets. She grew up on military bases in the UK, Germany and Cyprus, where stories were often being told about far-flung places, past conflicts, an...
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Susin Nielsen
Susin Nielsen's new book, Tremendous Things, explores the life of a teenaged boy who already feels as if he's a loser. Nielsen originally started in film, feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High. They hated her food, but they saw her spark for writing. Sus...
