Authors
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Kris Humphrey
Kris grew up in Plymouth, where he spent most of his time reading books, riding around on his bike and daydreaming about writing a book himself one day. Since then, Kris has had more jobs than he cares to think about. He has been a cinema projectionist, a bookseller and a blood factory...
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Kristyna Litten
Kristyna studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in 2010 and was awarded Silver for AOI Best of British illustration in 2012. She now lives in a beautiful village in Yorkshire where she is heavily reliant on the good old pencil and a great big cup of tea to keep her goin...
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Adele Geras
Adle Geras was born in Jerusalem in 1944. She was educated at Roedean School, Brighton, and St. Hilda's College, Oxford, where she studied Modern Languages. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1976 she was a singer, an actress and a French teacher. Adele says that she writes, entirely...
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Ahmet Zappa
Ahmet Zappa is the son of rock legend Frank Zappa. He's a well-known TV personality in the States, and lives in the Hollywood Hills with his one-eyed dog, Wink. Growing up in the Zappa household, Ahmet was always convinced the bogeyman was out to get him. He struggled with learning difficultie...
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Aidan Chambers
'I will not write books that sell young people short. What I write is intended to make people think.' Aidan Chambers was born in Chester-le-Street in 1934 and moved to Darlington when he was ten. He started wr...
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AG Taylor
Although he is now based in Melbourne, Australia, A. G. Taylor was born in New Zealand but grew up in Norfolk, England. He studied English Literature at Sheffield, then completed a teaching course at Cambridge University and has spent the last 10 years teaching. Writing a book has always been...
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Alan Silberberg
Author and illustrator Alan Silberberg lost his mum to cancer at a young age and has always believed in the power of using cartoons as a way to engage young people with series issues. He believes that its OK to laugh and cry at the same time, if you like and uses Milo to address his own story...
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LA Weatherly
LA Weatherly is the author of the bestselling Angel series, as well as almost 50 other books for children and teenagers. She's originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, but now lives in Hampshire, England. Lee's Angel trilogy has sold over 60,00 copies across the trilogy in the UK, and 475...
