Children's Fiction & Non-Fiction

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…

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

Matthew is currently working on his debut middle grade novel, The Sky Over Rebecca, which won the Bath Children’s Novel Award in 2019. Matthew…

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

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

Sophy Henn is an author/illustrator with several beautiful picture book titles already under her belt. Her debut Where Bear? was published in 2014,…

Richard’s debut middle grade novel, Something Fishy, won the inaugural Chairman’s Choice prize as part of The Times/Chicken House Children’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…

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…

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…

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

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.…