Authors

  • Lynley Dodd

    Lynley Dodd

    Lynley Dodd is New Zealand's bestselling children's author/artist. Her rhyming picture books featuring the irresistible Hairy Maclary, Slinky Malinki and friends are firm favourites, especially for reading aloud, all over the world. Lynley was born in Rotorua, New Zealand on July 5th 19...

  • Lynne Chapman

    Lynne Chapman

    Lynne has illustrated over 30 childrens books. She collaborates with many different authors, but also writes her own stories.

  • Lynne Reid Banks

    Lynne Reid Banks

    LYNNE REID BANKS was born in London in 1929, the only child of a Scottish doctor and an Irish actress. Her education before World War II included two years in a Catholic convent. When war came, Lynne was evacuated to the Canadian prairies. On her return to London in 1945 she studied for...

  • M. Evan Wolkenstein

    M. Evan Wolkenstein

    M. Evan Wolkenstein is a Jewish educator, style writer and illustrator. His work has been published in Tablet Magazine and the Washington Post. Evan's debut novel, Turtle Boy, began as an autobiographical comic strip about his experiences growing up with a facial deformity. He li...

  • Maggie Harcourt

    Maggie Harcourt

    Like Limpet, Steffan and Jared, Maggie Harcourt was born and raised in Wales, where she grew up dreaming of summer road trips and telling stories for a living. As well as studying Medieval Literature at UCL, Maggie has variously worked as a PA, a hotel chambermaid and for a French chef before...

  • Malcolm McNeill

    Malcolm McNeill

    Malcolm McNeill was born in England in 1976 and grew up in Scotland. Since then he has travelled widely in the world, but recently decided it would be best to return to his roots. The Beginning Woods is his debut novel. He currently lives in Edinburgh.

  • Malcolm Rose

    Malcolm Rose

    Malcolm Rose was born in Coventry and began his career as a research scientist. He started writing stories while studying for his DPhil degree in chemistry, as a means of escape from everyday life. He is now a full-time writer best known for his gripping science-based thrillers and foren...

  • Malorie Blackman

    Malorie Blackman

    Malorie Blackman had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer and spent many years working as a Database Manager for Reuters travelling extensively within Europe and the United States. After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for th...