Dyan Sheldon is the author of many novels for young adult readers, including the #1 New York Times bestseller CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, which was made into a major motion picture. American by birth, she lives in North London. http://www.dyansheldon.co.uk/ Why did you want to write ‘more than one way to be … Continue reading
Gabrielle Kent has worked in and around the videogames industry for fifteen years and currently lectures in games art and design at Teesside University. As well as teaching, she directs and presents Animex, the UK’s largest annual games and animation festival, bringing young people together from all over Europe. Gabrielle has written and contributed to a … Continue reading
One day, whilst on maternity leave, Paula Rawsthorne got an inexplicable urge to write a story and, in so doing, discovered something that she loved. Since that day she’s gone on to become an award winning YA writer. Her novels, ‘The Truth About Celia Frost’ and ‘Blood Tracks’ are published by Usborne. Her short stories … Continue reading
. Fox is a YA author, creative writing mentor, and an advocate for diversity. Fox runs the Trowbridge Young Writers Squad, is the founder of The Variety Shelves – a series of events highlighting diversity in literature, throughout 2015 – and one half of the team running DiversifYA.com Follow Fox on Twitter: @ThisFoxWrites Only a … Continue reading
. Sarah is a YA author, creative writing mentor, and an advocate for diversity. Sarah runs the Trowbridge Young Writers Squad, is the founder of The Variety Shelves – a series of events highlighting diversity in literature, throughout 2015 – and one half of the team running DiversifYA.com Follow Sarah on Twitter: @SWritesBooks Luna: I … Continue reading
Alex Campbell announced she was going to be a writer at eight years old. But no one took much notice. After a nomadic education daydreaming in back rows across Luton, Chester, London, Sheffield and Middlesbrough – and one English degree later – Alex moved into the world of PR and copywriting. Here she worked on … Continue reading
New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, a goddess, a force of nature, and a mess. She’s known for screwing up the alphabet, scolding vampire hunters, turning garden gnomes into mad scientists, and ranting on YouTube about fairy tales. Her YA fairy tale novel, Enchanted, won the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award … Continue reading
Aisha Saeed is a mama, lawyer, teacher, and maker and drinker of chai. Her debut YA novel WRITTEN IN THE STARS will be released in 2015 by Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books. She is represented by Taylor Martindale at Full Circle Literary Agency. You can connect with Aisha at her website, or follow along on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. You … Continue reading
Marieke is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, and proud-to-be geek. She wants to grow up to be a time traveler, holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, and is more or less proficient in about a dozen languages. In the midnight hours of the day she writes young adult stories (ranging from contemporary to fantasy) as well … Continue reading
Sophie Hamilton lives in London and writes urban YA. For years, Sophie worked in TV as a film researcher and producer. Her programmes ranged from hard-hitting documentaries to culture and art shows, she most enjoyed those highlighting the lifestyle, quirks and foibles of the rich and famous. She then decided to swap the hectic environment … Continue reading
