Authors Teenagers
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Helen Comerford
Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed heritage representation. She centres her diverse cast of characters in narratives they have historically been excluded from and celebrates their joys, strengths and every...
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Chloë Heuch
Chloë Heuch introduces her new novel, A History of my Weird, which challenges our perceptions of autism. Chloë was born in Taunton and lives near Pwllheli on the North Wales coast with her partner, two children, her psychopath cat and the dog. She currently divides her time between her...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda and London, and with a surprising twist that you won't see coming! Patrick is a primary school teacher from South London with roots in Goa in India and D...
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Jennifer Bell
Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders! Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut series, The Uncommoners, was an international bestseller and has been transla...
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Manon Steffan Ros
Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born in Snowdonia and worked as an actress before becoming a writer. She writes for adults and children and has won the Wales Book of the Year for her adult fiction as well as...
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Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain
Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he swapped his white coat for a pen and has written on everything from the history of biology through to the latest technological innovations. Ben lives, works and wanders i...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), which are part of David Fickling Books' 'First Names' series of illustrated biographies. Nansubuga has also worked on international development programmes, primarily...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm. As soon as she picked up a book of Greek myths in her local library, Ash was hooked and she went on to study Cl...
