Authors Teenagers
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Brian Conaghan
Brian Conaghan lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. He was a teacher for many years and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland, before studying creative writing at the University of Glasgow. His novel When Mr Dog Bites was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal. The Bombs That B...
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Sinéad O'Hart
Sinéad O'Hart was raised in a small house full of books in the south-east of Ireland. She has a degree in Medieval English and has had many careers (including butcher, bookseller and university lecturer). She now lives in County Meath, near Dublin, with her husband, their daughter and an ever-...
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Sarah Ann Juckes
Sarah Ann Juckes writes books for young people. The Hunt for the Nightingale was her first novel for children, followed by The Night Animals. Her YA debut Outside (Penguin) was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2020, shortlisted for Mslexia's Children's Novel Award, and longlisted for the Bat...
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Jessica Scott-Whyte
The Asparagus Bunch is Jessica Scott-Whyte's debut novel. Jessica was born and raised in Dublin. She studied French and History at University College Dublin, then moved to London where she studied Fashion Journalism. She currently lives in Paris with her husband and two children in a neurodiv...
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Nicola Morgan
Nicola Morgan, aka The Teenage Brain Woman, is an award-winning author and speaker on many areas of well-being and learning. Her best-selling examination of the teenage brain, Blame My Brain, was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize; the prize-winning Teenage Guide to Stress, along with The Teena...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone. Piu was born in Calcutta, India and grew up in India and the UK. She studied English at Oxford University and worked in several serious professions and places be...
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Sylvia Bishop
Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fiction, dreaming up stories and pretending. She then tried very hard to get to grips with the real world by studying politics and going in to social science research. Thankful...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amazon Rainforest. Previously a news reporter for The Daily Telegraph, his journalism has appeared in a variety of magazines and national newspapers. he now lives in G...
