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Giles Andreae
Giles is one of the UK’s most popular picture book authors, with many bestselling and award-winning titles to his name.
Julia Green
Julia is a novelist for teenagers and young adults. She writes realistic, contemporary stories “about love, birth, death, loss and hope: the really important things in life”. She also writes shorter stories for younger children.
Julie Monks
In 2001, Moazzam Begg moved his wife and children from Birmingham to Kabul to begin a new job as a school teacher. After the war in Afghanistan that year, the family decided to wait out the hostilities in neighbouring Pakistan. But in February 2002 Begg was seized by the CIA in Islamabad.
Kristina Stephenson
Kristina Stephenson trained as a set and costume designer at the Central School of Art and Design. She worked for many years as a designer, writer and producer in the theatre and television, specialising in young children's programming for BBC and Channel 4.
Luisa Plaja
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.
Lyn Gardner
Lyn Gardner was born in London. A theatre critic on The Guardian, she goes to the theatre five or six nights a week, which should leave no time for writing books at all.
