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Frances Hardinge
Frances Hardinge says that she and her sister were "lucky enough to be brought up in an environment infested with books". Even when scarcely crawling, their mother would prop up little cloth books for the girls to look at. "I can't remember a time when I wasn't reading, and trying to write," s...
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce, father of seven, is an established British screenwriter whose film credits include WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, HILARY AND JACKIE and 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. He lives in Merseyside with his family. Frank's first book, Millions, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2004 and was shortlist...
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Gabrielle Lord
Gabrielle Lord is one of Australia's bestselling crime writers for adults. Following the Conspiracy 365 series, she already has plans for another three adult novels and two more young adult books. Research is everything, Gabrielle says. 'Out of my contacts with experts (who are always fa...
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Garth Jennings
GARTH JENNINGS has directed many music videos and commercials with his production company Hammer and Tongs. His work includes videos for Blur, Radiohead, Fatboy Slim and Vampire Weekend. Garth directed the most recent adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, starring Martin F...
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Garth Nix
Garth Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. Born in Melbourne, Nix was raised in Canberra. After a period working for the Australian Governme...
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Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman is an award-winning author and journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Elle in the US. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. Gayle Forman's novel, If I Stay, was released as a blockbuster movie starring Chloe...
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Georgia Byng
Georgia Byng grew up outside Winchester, near the river Itchen with herthree brothers and a sister. Whilst her brothers terrorised the neighbourhood throwing eggs and planting pretend bombs on people's doorsteps, Georgia made friends with everyone. Really, this was a ploy to get into peo...
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Giles Andreae
Giles Andreae's first children's book, Rumble in the Jungle, was an instant hit and has been followed by several bestselling sequels, including Commotion in the Ocean and Dinosaurs Galore. The Lion Who Wanted to Love won the Red House Best Picture Book Award in 1998, as did Pants in 200...
