Children's Fiction & Non-Fiction

Ellen Ryan is the debut author of Girls Who Slay Monsters, which offers unsung stories about ancient Irish goddesses, re-imagined for nine to…

At the age of 17, Tasha Harrison reduced her mother to tears (of laughter) by reading out loud her diary entry from the weekend of her aunt’s…

Melissa Cummings-Quarry & Natalie A Carter are the co-founders of the London based Black Girls Book Club. It is currently touted as the premier…

After working in film costume for a number of years on projects ranging from Harry Potter and Finding Neverland to Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and…

Ross MacKay lives in the village of Aberdour in Scotland with his wife and young son, Noah. In 2020, Ross was the recipient of the William Soutar…

Alexandra Sheppard was born in North London to a Jamaican mother and English father. When Alex isn’t writing teen fiction, she is a freelance…

Denzell Dankwah is a British-born Ghanaian based in Northampton and is a 21 year old illustrator and recent graduate. Denzell’s art is heavily…

Theatre school dropout, ex-999 operator and occasional forklift driver, Jenni writes children’s books with a magical twist. She loves to take…

Amy and Ella Meek (15 and 13 years old) founded their campaign and charity, Kids Against Plastic, in 2016 after learning about the UN’s Global…

Dr Laura Meek is a consultant Psychiatrist and has worked in the NHS since 2007. She has an interest in empowering young people to take charge of…

Chloe Seager grew up in East London with her Mum and much-loved cat, Katie. She studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East…

Sophie Green is a multi-award-winning wildlife & conservation artist and illustrator, who specialises in capturing the photorealistic details…

Originally from Yorkshire, Sarah is a largely self taught illustrator with a long standing love of books and reading. After studying an English…

Dan Walker lives smack-bang in the centre of the UK, just outside of a city called Nottingham, with his lovely, patient and supportive partner…

Samantha Baines is an award-winning comedian, actress, author, broadcaster, hearing aid wearer, knitter, divorcee and feminist. She likes to keep…

Author Sarah Banville and Illustrator Quinton Winter have delivered their first non-fiction book as a team and filled the lockdown of 2020 with…

Elle is a Scottish and Neurodivergent writer, happily living in London. She graduated with a first in Creative Writing and has worked as a…

Richard has always loved spending time by the sea. Although he grew up in Hertfordshire his grandparents live on the south coast, in Sussex and…

Jenny Ireland is a Young Adult author who lives outside Belfast with her husband, two bad children and very good collie (or good children and bad…

Emma was once a very sensible biologist. Now she uses her transferable talents such as attention to detail, patience and fine motor skills, to…

DD Everest is a successful journalist and author who has written a number of adult non-fiction books. Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret is…

Will Mabbitt likes to write. He writes on the train, in the corner of cafes, and sometimes he writes in his head when his laptop runs out of power.…

Tamsin had a nomadic childhood (eight different schools!), but the one place that always felt like home was Shetland, her mother’s homeland.…

When Tom studied animation at university, he realised that the best part of the process was writing stories and drawing characters and not…

Thiago de Moraes spends most of his time in a tiny shed at the bottom of his garden, writing and illustrating books, comics and bits of old…

Rachel Faturoti is a British-Nigerian writer and poet from London with a passion for black representation in children’s fiction. She graduated…

Pooja Puri first tasted publishing success with her short story Chess, and later graduated from King’s Collge London with a First Class degree in…

Milly Evans is a journalist and sex educator who has been campaigning for a more inclusive and comprehensive sex-education curriculum since 2016.…

After attending Woldingham school in Surrey, Katy Birchall went to Manchester University where she received a first-class degree in English…

Lucy Powrie, also known as @lucythereader, is a blogger and YouTuber from Wiltshire. She set up www.queenofcontemporary.com in 2012 and has since…

Emily Kenny has loved books for as long as she can remember. As a child, she could usually be found writing stories or reading children’s…

Helen grew up in a wild and unruly corner of the internet, where she dodged flames, crafted websites and led a guild of magical wolf-tamers. From a…

Matthew’s debut middle grade novel, The Sky Over Rebecca, which won the Bath Children’s Novel Award in 2019 was published in April 2022 by…

Dorcas Magbadelo is an illustrator and product designer of DorcasCreates, draws inspiration from the Black women she encounters in her daily life.…

Sarah is a global spokesperson on space exploration and a passionate advocate for the emerging private space industry. A Space Journalist and…