Authors and illustrators

Beth Chambers

Beth Chambers started off her career penning horse and pony adventures before moving into the slightly darker realm of psychological thrillers and fantasy. She now has over thirty books published and lives in Wales with her husband, three sons and numerous (decidedly female) pets.

Bryony Pearce

Bryony was a winner of the 2008 Undiscovered Voices competition and is the author of ANGEL’S FURY and THE WEIGHT OF SOULS, winner of the Wirral Grammar School Award – Best Science Fiction. She has written PHOENIX RISING, PHOENIX BURNING and SAVAGE ISLAND for Stripes. Bryony lives with her husband and two children in a village in Gloucestershire. Visit bryonypearce.co.uk | @BryonyPearce

Camila Correa

Camila was born at the foot of the Andes mountains in Colombia – a place where nature meets the city. She often feels like a character in a book, and enjoys night swimming, lucid dreaming, old photographs and experimental ice cream flavours.

Caroline Crowe

Caroline Crowe spent 10 years as a national newspaper journalist before swapping fact for fiction. She now spends her time indulging her love of silliness and writing picture books. When she’s not thinking up words that rhyme with pants, she most enjoys reading stories with her three young sons and eating salt and vinegar crisps.

Caroline Pitcher

Award-winning author Caroline Pitcher studied English and European Literature and went on to work as a primary school teacher for over twelve years. She is now a full-time author and has written picture books and children’s novels, as well as short stories. Caroline now lives in Derby with her family and often visits schools, libraries and bookshops in the area to talk to children about her writing.

Caroline Plaisted

Caroline Plaisted worked in publishing for several years before becoming a full-time writer, and is published by Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster, Piccadilly Press and Scholastic. She was born and brought up in London and now lives in Ashford, Kent.