Authors

  • Tom Nicoll

    Tom Nicoll

    Tom Nicoll has been writing since he was at school, where he enjoyed trying to fit in as much silliness into his essays as he could possibly get away with. He is also a big comedy, TV and movie nerd. Tom lives just outside Edinburgh with his wife, daughter and a cat that thinks it's a d...

  • AJ Grainger

    AJ Grainger

    Annalie Grainger studied English Literature at Exeter University and worked in PR and subediting before becoming fiction commissioning editor at Walker Books. She works on books for children of all ages but has a particular passion for YA novels - and has now written her own YA bookS, C...

  • Alex English

    Alex English

    Alex English is a picture book author, a graduate of the Bath Spa University MA Writing for Young People and a SCBWI volunteer. She currently lives with her family just outside Paris. Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond is her first middle-grade title and the start of a swashbuck...

  • AJ Hartley

    AJ Hartley

    Author AJ Hartley is the bestselling writer of mystery/thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, and young adult novels. He was born in northern England, but has lived in many places including Japan, and is currently the Robinson Professor of Shakespeare studies at the University of North...

  • Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith has always wanted to be a writer. After graduating college, he wrote for newspapers and radio stations, but found it wasn't the kind of writing he'd dreamed about doing. Born with an impulse to travel, Smith, the son of an immigrant, bounced around the world and from job to job, b...

  • Beatrice Blue

    Beatrice Blue

    Beatrice Blue is an author/illustrator and art director working in publishing and the animation industry. Her books have included Once Upon a Dragon's fire, Wonder, the art and practice of Beatrice Blue, and the critically acclaimed Once Upon a Unicorn Horn. She has worked with c...

  • Adeline Yen Mah

    Adeline Yen Mah

    Adeline Yen Mah was born in China on November 30th 1937 and now splits her time between London and Southern California. As well as being a writer, she is a fully qualified doctor and anaesthetist. Her first book for young people 'Chinese Cinderella' was published in 1999. Adeline Yen Ma...

  • Anthony Horowitz

    Anthony Horowitz

    Anthony's first novel was published in 1979 when Anthony was just 23. He has since written many more and is also a prolific writer for television, film and theatre. He created the popular television series Foyle's War and the popular series Midsomer Murders. Anthony's phenomenally succe...