Meet us part 1
Nicholas Allan
www.nicholasallan.co.uk
Nicholas Allan is the award-winning author/illustrator of over thirty children’s books. Many of his books are bestsellers, including The Queen’s Knickers, Jesus’ Christmas Party, Cinderella’s Bum, Heaven, and Where Willy Went, and have been translated into twenty languages. Father Christmas Needs A Wee has recently been republished in a special edition with CD by Bernard Cribbens and The Queen's Knickers has won the Coventry Inspiration Award 2011 for the nation's favourite most inspirational picture book over the last 20 years.
He is also the author of Hilltop Hospital, a book adapted into a BAFTA-winning television series for CITV and shown in over forty countries
Judy Allen
www.judyallen.co.uk
Judy Allen’s Awaiting Developments won the Whitbread Award and the Friends of the Earth ‘Earthworm’ Award.
Her novels The Lord of the Dance, The Burning and Storm-Voice are rooted in the real world but with otherworldly or magical elements. She also writes non-fiction; for younger children a series about small creatures beginning with Are You A Ladybird? and for older readers The Fantasy Encyclopaedia and The Encyclopaedia of the Unexplained. Her picture book, The Catnapping Cat, is now out in paperback.
Margaret Bateson-Hill
www.margaretbateson-hill.co.uk
Margaret Bateson-Hill is the author of seven picture books, including Masha and the Firebird - winner of The English 4-11 Award Fiction Key stage 2. Autumn 2009 saw the publication of her second title for younger children, This Little Piggy went to Market. In 2008 she published her first novel for children, Dragon Racer - an adventure story set in Brixton, Blackpool and Brighton. The sequel, Legacy of Fire is published June 2011
Margaret is also a storyteller in schools, libraries and museums.
Beverley’s latest novel is Rift, a mystery thriller set in Africa, nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for two international awards and the Southern Schools Book Award. Author of over 40 books, including novels, picture books, biographies, retellings, and collaborations with her husband, photographer Nick Birch, her books have been translated into a dozen languages. She is also editor of some of the most outstanding children’s writers. Her novels include The Keeper of the Gate, a time-travel story set in Africa, a ghost story, Sea Hawk Sea Moon and The Night of the Fire Lilies, set against the background of the Calabrian Mafia.
Paul Bryers is a filmmaker and writer of adult fiction whose recent novels include The Used Woman’s Book Club and The Prayer of the Bone. His first children’s novel has just been published – the first of a trilogy that sweeps the reader from London to Lapland, the streets of Guatemala to the child circuses of India. The Mysteries of the Septagram: Kobal tells the story of Jade, a child with mysterious powers to read people’s minds and turn their darkest fears into reality.
J.P. Buxton
www.j.p.buxton.com
J.P. Buxton is a prolific adult author of fiction and non-fiction whose first children’s works, I am the Blade and its sequel, Heartless Dark are set at the time of King Arthur, and chart the story of a boy in running for his life from a mysterious assassin who is plunged into a mysterious, life-changing quest. His novel I am the Blade has been shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2011
H. L. Dennis
www.hldennis.com
H.L. Dennis has written a six-book series, Black Chamber which will begin publication in 2012 with Mark of the the Firebird, about a team of children who become code-breakers to solve an extraordinary mystery.
Patricia Elliot
www.patriciaelliott.co.uk
Patricia Elliott’s The Ice Boy won the Fidler Award for a first novel and was shortlisted for the Bransford Boase Award. Her Gothic fantasy, Murkmere, was longlisted for the Guardian Award and followed by a companion novel, Ambergate.
The Traitor's Smile, her new novel, is a gripping romantic thriller, set in the French Revolution. This follows The Pale Assassin, and features the same heroine, but is a complete new story in itself.
Sara Grant
http://www.sara-grant.com
Sara Grant’s first young adult novel, DARK PARTIES, will be published by Orion in January 2012. As a senior commissioning editor for Working Partners, she collaboratively creates series fiction for children – from early readers through young adult. She also co-created and co-edits Undiscovered Voices, a collection of writing from unpublished SCBWI members in the UK (www.undiscoveredvoices.com).
Sam Hawksmoor
www.samhawksmoor.com
Sam Hawksmoor is a former Course Leader for a couple of MA in Creative Writing Programmes in the UK and thinks Writing for Children should be mandatory on all English Degrees and an A Level subject.
His novel, The Repossesion, an intense, edgy thriller for readers who love suspense, action and romance will be published by Hodder Children's Books March 1st 2012
S. I. Martin is novelist and historian, specialising in Black British history and literature. His first children’s novel, Jupiter Williams, was published in 2007 to widespread critical acclaim. A thriller set in London in 1803, it follows the fortunes of young Jupiter who lives at the African Academy in Clapham with other boys from elite Sierra Leonean families. Jupiter’s search for his missing younger brother takes him far from the relative ease of life in Clapham into another London where poor black communities (slave and free) struggle for survival along the squalid reaches of the Thames …
The sequel, Jupiter Amidships continues the brothers' adventres upon the Royal Navy Frigate, the Boneta...
Kara May
www.authorhotline.com/karamay
Kara May’s Yeti Boy was long-listed for the Carnegie Award, her first picture book Knickerless Nicola won the Nottingham Acorn Award. Children’s books include Joe Lion’s Big Boots about a small lion who longs to be bigger-taller and The Dream Snatcher (now a musical) where only orphan Jodie can save the town from the Dream Snatcher when the people fail to dream him the dreams he paid for (‘Exciting and thought-provoking,’ Observer).
Kara also writes plays, and is a tutor in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Sarah Mussi’s first novel, The Door of No Return won the Glen Dimplex Children’s Book of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award. It is a mystery adventure starring Zac and his pact with his grandfather who is obsessed with a Returnto Africa plan and a lost ransom in gold belonging to his ancestors. As awarding judge, Kevin Crossley-Holland writes:
‘… a modern adventure novel rooted in the terrible actuality and legacy of the African slave trade.’
Her second novel, The Last of the Warrior Kings, published in April 2008, is a fast-paced tale which keeps you on the edge of your seat charting the downfall of Max, a black hoody from South London, who is determined to redress history and avenge his brother’s death by restoring the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.
Samira Osman
www.samosmanbooks.com
Sam Osman was born in London to an English mother and a Sudanese father. She worked for the BBC for many years, before writing her first book Quicksilver. This was nominated for the Waterstones prize and the Branford Boase award.The sequel, Serpent’s Gold was published July 2011
Karen Owen
www.karenowen.co.uk
Karen Owen has written all her life, using a variety of different names. I Could Be, You Could Be is her first children’s picture book. Published by Barefoot Books, it encourages 2 to 6-year- olds to picture themselves becoming anything – an astronaut, a king or queen, or even a chimpanzee.
She works at a lively primary school in Streatham, teaching reluctant and struggling readers, and is trying to rejuvenate the school’s library. Under other names, she’s been published as a journalist and an adult literary fiction writer.
Marcia Williams
www.marciawilliams.co.uk
Marcia Williams is an award-winning author/illustrator of over twenty children’s books. Many of her books are best-selling comic strip versions of classics, such as: Mr William Shakespeare’s Plays – Bravo, Mr Shakespeare! - Greek Myths – The Adventures of Robin Hood and her most recent title Ancient Egytpt – Tales of Gods and Pharaohs. Marcia has also written many of her own tales including the award winning titles: Archie’s War –My Scrapbook of the First World War and Flossie’s Secret War Diary about WW11 and not forgetting the barkingly funny book, Iggy Wilder’s Great Lost Dog Adventure!
Peggy Woodford
www.peggywoodford.com
Peggy Woodford has written over twenty books, mostly teenage fiction and novels for adults. She’s just published a new novel, this time for readers of 10 years up: One Son Is Enough, set in 18th century Ottoman Turkey. When twins Osman and Iskander are torn apart by the Sultan’s decree, Osman vows to free his brother from slavery in the royal palace, despite seemingly impossible odds – a huge country to cross, enemies at every turn, and an impregnable palace. Miranda, 11, says in a review ‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Peggy is now working on a new novel about young Italians caught up in the Siege of Constantinople, 1453.
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