Authors
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Laura James
Laura James's love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Laura's debut novel Captain Pug was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2017. She lives near Bath with...
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Cat Weldon
Cat Weldon writes funny books for children and is a little bit obsessed with Vikings - hence her new series which begins with How to be a Hero. She has an MA in Scriptwriting, and a background in children's theatre, and spent ten years working as an English and Drama teacher - and has h...
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Holly Bourne
Holly Bourne is the bestselling author of books including The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting, Am I Normal Yet? and Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? Before becoming a full-time author, Holly worked as a journalist and relationships expert for TheSite, an advice and information website f...
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Hannah Peck
Author and illustrator Hannah Peck's new series, Kate on the Case, is a hugely entertaining detective story for developing readers, supported with her trademark ink and pencil drawings. Hannah studied English at university before swapping the pen for a pencil. Now she uses both to writ...
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Bryony Pearce - Raising Hell
Bryony Pearce's new book Raising Hell (UcLan Publishing) is a darkly funny horror story about teenagers wh accidentally invite the 'dark side' into their lives. Bryony always dreamed of being a writer. After leaving university, she temped while waiting for a job in publishing, but then found...
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Ben Bailey Smith
Ben Bailey Smith - who has written his first novel for children, Something I Said - began his career as a rapper known as Doc Brown before diversifying and moving into mainstream TV and film acting, stand-up comedy, screenwriting and children's books (I Am Bear...
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Jenni Spangler
Jenni Spangler writes children's books with a magical twist and her new book, The Incredible Talking Machine, has plenty of mystery and unexpected twists. Jenni was elected for the first year of the 'Write Mentor' scheme and lives in Staffordshire with her husband and two children. She...
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Pippa Curnick
Pippa Curnick has always written her own stories and loves illustrating, so it's no surprise that she has now written and illustrated her first book, Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent (Hodder Children's Books). Pippa grew up in rural Essex and studied...
