Alexandra Christo
Alexandra Christo decided to write books when she was four and her teacher told her she couldn't be a fairy. Her debut novel To Kill a Kingdom is an international bestseller and her Young Adult fantasy books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide. Twitter: @alliechristo
Ciannon Smart
Of Jamaican heritage, Ciannon Smart grew up in a small town in the south-east of England. She loves her heroines exactly as she loves her villains: wilful, wily, and unpredictable. Her debut novel, Witches Steeped in Gold, was published in April.
Holly Race
Holly wrote her debut novel, urban fantasy Midnight’s Twins, as part of the Faber Academy course. It was published in summer 2020 during lockdown. The sequel, A Gathering Midnight, will be released in June 2021.
Kat Ellis
Kat Ellis is the author of young adult thrillers including Harrow Lake, Purge, Breaker, and Blackfin Sky, as well as a novella within the Three Strikes collection titled The Twins of Blackfin. Her fifth novel, Wicked Little Deeds, will be published in August by Penguin Random House Children’s.
Matt Killeen
Matt Killeen’s first novel Orphan Monster Spy was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Branford Boase Award, as well as winning the 2019 SCBWI Crystal Kite. The sequel, Devil Darling Spy, was published in spring 2020, just as the world ended.
Yasmin Rahman
Yasmin Rahman is a British Muslim born and raised in Hertfordshire. Her first novel, All The Things We Never Said, was the runner-up YA book in the inaugural Diversity Book Awards. This Is My Truth will be publishing in July 2021.
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