Louise Austin writes funny middle-grade fantasy. She is a reformed lawyer and now splits her time between writing, working in a primary school, raising three book-devouring kids and obeying the whims of her fluffy, white cavapoo. 

Alex Abbott is [Un]Dead, the diary of a reluctant vampire desperate to get back to life as an ordinary kid, is the first book in an exciting paranormal adventure series. Louise is an experienced TA and loves running creative writing workshops for KS2 pupils.