Authors
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Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess is regarded as one of the best writers in contemporary children's literature, having won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for his acclaimed novel Junk, whose 25th Anniversary edition has just been published by Andersen Press, together...
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Raymond Briggs
Born in Wimbledon in 1934, Raymond showed interest in cartooning from an early age and studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art. He briefly pursued painting before becoming a professional illustrator, working in advertising and going on to win acclaim as...
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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...
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Annelise Gray
Author Annelise Gray's absorbing historical adventure, Circus Maximus, continues in Rivals on the Track where we return to the world of the Ancient Roman Empire, chariot racing and a dangerous secret. Annelise was born in Bermuda and moved to the UK as...
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Mary Watson
Mary Watson's new YA novel, Blood to Poison, explores anger, witchcraft and a family curse and is set in today's South Africa. Mary grew up in Cape Town during the apartheid years and did her Masters in Creative Writing with André Brink. She won the Caine Prize for Afr...
