Luisa Plaja

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Luisa Plaja

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Agent: Emily Talbot
Associate Agent: Molly Jamieson

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Luisa Plaja (pronounced 'playa' like the Spanish for 'beach') grew up in Sicily and Greater London with two languages and at least two cultures. She has lived in lots of places, including Boston, USA and all over England, and she currently lives in Devon with her family. She has a degree in Linguistics and has worked in lexicography, television subtitling and linguistic software engineering. As a teenager she sold photo love stories to magazines, and she has never lost her passion for teenage fiction. When she isn’t reading, writing or looking after her two young children, she can be found editing the teen fiction review site Chicklish (http://www.chicklish.co.uk).

Website: www.luisaplaja.com

Latest Publication:

DIARY OF A MALL GIRL (14th March 2013, Curious Fox)

Fifteen-year-old Molly actually lives in the residential wing of her local mall, and mysterious twins Jewel and Jasper have just moved into the flat upstairs. As Molly grows closer to them, she becomes more determined than ever to find out their secret and so do her other friends. Will their prying spoil Molly s chances of happiness?