Natasha is the author of the Kit Salter Adventures, a series mysteries for the 9-11 age group, set against the backdrop of the Age of Empire in the high Victorian era. The Mummy Snatcher of Memphis, The Maharajah’s Monkey, The Book of Bones and The Shaman’s Secret are all published by Quercus. Natasha lives in… Read more »
Author type: Children's and YA
Liz Kessler
Liz Kessler has written over twenty books for children and young adults. The Tail of Emily Windsnap was the first of her series of books for 8 – 12 year olds about a half-mermaid girl, which have now sold over five million copies worldwide, appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers list and been published… Read more »
Katherine Langrish
Katherine writes children’s fiction and adult non-fiction. She grew up in the Yorkshire Dales ready anything she could get her hands on, especially fairy tales, fantasy and folklore. Following a first degree in English, Katherine went on to study medieval literature at University College and Kings College, London. West of the Moon (Harper Collins, 2011)… Read more »
Clare Furniss
Clare is a graduate of the Bath Spa Writing for Children MA. Her first novel, The Year of The Rat, was published by Simon and Schuster in 2014. It was a Radio 2 Book Club pick, and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and won the SCBWI Crystal Kite… Read more »
Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is a multi-award winning novelist, whose books have sold over 2 million copies in the UK and been translated into more than 25 languages. Sally earned a First Class Honours degree from Central St. Martin’s Art School and worked for many years as a theatre designer, working on some notable productions. After her… Read more »
Jenny Downham
Jenny Downham trained as an actor and worked in alternative theatre before starting to write. Her debut novel, Before I Die (David Fickling Books, 2007), sold in 35 languages, won several national and international awards and was made into a movie starring Dakota Fanning. Her second novel, You Against Me (David Fickling Books, 2010), won the Waterstones… Read more »
Natasha Farrant
Natasha’s first YA novel, The Things We Did For Love, a dramatic love story set in occupied France during WW2, was published in spring 2012 by Faber. After Iris: The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby (Puffin, 2013) , a warm, funny story about a chaotic London family, was the first in a series of four novels… Read more »
CJ Flood
C.J. Flood grew up in Derbyshire and lives in Bristol. She completed the MA in Creative Writing at UEA in 2010 where she was awarded the Curtis Brown Prize. Her debut YA novel Infinite Sky was published by Simon and Schuster in 2013. It won the Branford Boase Award, the James Reckitt Hull Book Award… Read more »
Humphrey Carpenter (Estate of)
Humphrey Carpenter (1946-2005) was born and educated in Oxford, and attended the Dragon School and Keble College. He was a well-known biographer and children’s writer, and worked previously as a producer at the BBC before becoming a full-time author in 1975. He wrote biographies of Tolkien, W.H. Auden, Benjamin Britten, Ezra Pound, Robert Runcie, Archbishop… Read more »
David Almond
David is the author of the critically acclaimed, multi-awarding novels Skellig, My Name is Mina, Counting Stars, The Savage, Island, A Song for Ella Grey, The Colour of the Sun and many other stories, picture books, librettos, songs, and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the… Read more »