Authors Teenagers
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Janelle McCurdy
Janelle is an author and fully-fledged gamer and Mia and the Lightcasters is her debut novel. She started writing at only 16 years old and, after completing her degree in Criminology and Sociology, she moved back home to London and began writing middle grade fantasy. Her prize-winning story,...
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Kieran Larwood
The Treekeepers is the latest book by Kieran Larwood, author of The Legend of Podkin One-Ear, and it's an action-packed fantasy with a strong environmental message. Kieran was born in Kenya. He moved to the UK when he was two and lived in various places before set...
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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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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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Phil Earle
Phil Earle's new book, While the Storm Rages, is set in London during WWII, and follows Noah on his journey to save the neighbourhood's pets. Phil grew up in Hull and has had a number of jobs including working in pubs and travel agencies, and as a care worker in a residential kids home....
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Shelina Janmohamed
Shelina Janmohamed's BeYOUtiful guides us through the idea of beauty and who decides what is beautiful, reminding us that it is up to us to choose to be 'beYoutiful'. As the vice president of advertising agency Ogilvy, Shelina sees first hand how ideas of womanhood, beauty and image are...
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Christine Pillainayagam
Christine Pillainayagam's debut book, Ellie Pillai is Brown, is a coming-of-age high school romantic comedy about identity, representation and falling in love. Christine a is a writer and retail strategist, who lives in North London with her young family and a collecti...
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Lou Abercrombie
Lou Abercrombie's new novel, Coming Up for Air, draws on her passions for swimming, and her research into deep diving. Lou studied Maths at university and went on to apply for jobs in investment banking, but soon switched to television where she worked first as an audio engineer and the...
