Authors Teenagers
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Sufiya Ahmed
Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation, which arranges visits to the Houses of Parliament for children from underprivileged backgrounds. Sufiya has written several children's books including My S...
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AM Howell
A.M. Howell has always been inspired by the stories around her, and how imagination can unlock the secrets of the past. Her new series, Mysteries at Sea, is inspired by her own childhood travels on ships. Her thrilling historical mysteries have garnered great critical acclaim, winning b...
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Sarah Todd Taylor
Join Alice Éclair in her extraordinary spying adventures, A Recipe for Trouble, A Spoonful of Spying and the latest book, A Sprinkling of Danger, by author Sarah Todd Taylor. Sarah was brought up in Yorkshire and Wales surrounded by boo...
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Hiba Noor Khan & Salini Perera
Hiba Noor Khan is a double-Masters holder who has worked in refugee advocacy for The Children's Society, as a physics teacher and as a TV presenter. In 2019, she was commissioned to write Malala as part of the Extraordinary Lives Series. She has also written for the Independen...
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Thomas Taylor
Thomas Taylor introduces his latest and possibly last Eerie-on-Sea adventure, Mermedusa. Will the mysteries of Eerie-on-Sea finally be resolved? Thomas is an award-winning author-illustrator for children. His work includes picture books, graphic novels, and the previous novels in this s...
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Carlie Sorosiak - A World of Dogs
Carlie Sorosiak lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her American Dingo, Dany. A bestselling children's author, her books include I, Cosmo, My Life as a Cat and Always, Clementine. She has a master's in English from Oxford University and another in publishing. She w...
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Author and campaigner Yassmin Abdel-Magied talks to ReadingZone about her book Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism. Yassmin is a Sudanese diaspora writer, broadcaster, and award-winning social advocate. An award-winning speaker and globally sought-after advisor on engaging diverse co...
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Yaba Badoe and Joelle Avelino
Yaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in London with her husband. Her children's novels A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars, Wolf Light and Lionheart Girl are published by Zephyr. Yaba is a judge for the Jhalak Prize 2023...
