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.
Authors and illustrators
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.
Cat Clarke
Cath Senker
Anita Ganeri
Andrea Stegmaier
Andrea Stegmaier draws a lot and loves to make books. As a kid she made books for her dolls, later she made books for her kids, and now she makes books for everyone. She went to university to study architecture, but that’s a different story. Andrea lives with her family in Stuttgart, a busy town in Germany.
Angela McAllister
Angela McAllister has written over thirty children’s books. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and their two children, who are often the inspiration for her stories.
Angela Woolfe
Angela Woolfe decided to become an author aged 4 after writing a mind-blowing four-line poem called The Postman Is Very Good. She also writes books for older children and has occasionally – she’s still not quite sure why – written for grown-ups too. She lives in London with one husband and one daughter.
Angie Morgan
Angie Morgan has been writing and illustrating books for children since 2010. She lives in Bath with her husband and (currently) four chickens and likes gardening, car karaoke, frothy coffee and oranges. She also collects bright coloured notebooks which she carries everywhere as she never knows when inspiration will strike.
Anita Ganeri
Award-winning author Anita Ganeri has written over 500 books for children including the best-selling HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY series. Anita was born in India but moved to England when she was very young. After university, she spent many years working for publishers both as an editor and a foreign rights manager. Anita now lives in Yorkshire, with her husband, children and rescued greyhounds.