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  • Imogen Russell Williams

    Imogen Russell Williams

    Imogen Russell Williams is a writer, editor, children's literature critic and author.   Her latest book for children, Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home (Nosy Crow Books), is now available. She is also the author of The Big Book of the UK(Ladybird)....

  • Justyn Edwards

    Justyn Edwards

    Justyn tells us about his magical novel, The Great Fox Illusion, where children compete to win the magical secrets of a famous magician. Justyn studied archaeology but has never worked as an archaeologist; he has worked as a caravan park attendant, a paperboy and a soft...

  • Ros Roberts

    Ros Roberts

    Ros Roberts' new book, Every Cloud, is a story of change and how we cope with the things that life brings. Ros grew up when phones were attached to the wall by wiggly wires and music was taped on to cassettes. Amazing teachers encouraged her love of writing, setting her daily challenges...

  • Katie Cotton

    Katie Cotton

    Katie Cotton's gripping new novel The Secret of Splint Hall takes us back to the end of World War 2, and to a house with a stunning secret.... Katie studied English Literature at Oxford University before becoming an author and editor of children's books. Her books Count...

  • Hannah Gold

    Hannah Gold

    Hannah Gold's latest novel, The Lost Whale, includes strong ecological themes and the bond between a boy and a distinctive whale. Hannah worked in the film and magazine industries before taking time out to pursue her dream of writing. <...

  • Ellie Clements

    Ellie Clements

    In Ellie Clements' debut, The Wondrous Prune, we discover what happens when a child goes to school one day and discovers she has a remarkable new skill. Ellie was born in London and decided she wanted to become an author at the age of nine, when her favourite hobby was writing short sto...

  • PG Bell

    PG Bell

    PG Bell grew up in south Wales, where he says he was 'raised on a diet of Greek mythology, ghost stories and Doctor Who'.  The jobs he has had over the years range from lifeguard to a Disney roller coaster operator, but all he has ever really wanted to do is write stories for a living. And now...

  • Francesca Simon

    Francesca Simon

    Francesca Simon, author of the bestselling Horrid Henry books, has a new series about two naughty Viking children, Hack and Wack, and the second book featuring Grunt the Berserker is now available. Francesca was born in the US and attended Yale and Oxford universities....