I write trade non-fiction for children, focusing on science and technology — lots of dinosaurs and other dead things, space, computers and other cool things. Sometimes I write children’s fiction, often for emerging readers. For adults I write popular science and history of science. I’ve been writing for children since the late 1990s and wrote…
Chip began storytelling professionally in 2007. He’s since performed in 11 countries across four continents, presented Traditional Tales for Oxford Reading Tree online, performed regularly at Glastonbury Festival, and represented Roald Dahl on ITV. He has also written five theatre shows supported by Arts Council England and 22 children’s books (and counting!), as well as…
Anna Wilson started her career as a picture book editor at Macmillan Children’s Books. She went on to be a Commissioning Editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books; the role included looking after the Paddington list for which she has since written two novels as a freelancer: Paddington 2 and Paddington in Peru, the books of the…
Steve Cole is an editor and children’s author whose sales exceed three million copies. His hugely successful Astrosaurs young fiction series has been a UK top-ten children’s bestseller. His several original Doctor Who novels have also been bestsellers.
Davina Hamilton is a rhyming children’s author, journalist and mother-of-two. The former Entertainment Editor for British publication, The Voice newspaper, Davina spent 14 years with the company, before making her foray into the world of children’s literature. 2017 saw the release of her critically acclaimed debut children’s book, Riley Can Be Anything. Her celebrated follow-up…
Joanna Nadin is a former broadcast journalist and special adviser to the Prime Minister. Since leaving politics, she’s written more than a hundred books for children, teenagers and adults, including the Sunday Times bestselling The Worst Class in the World series, and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC…
Chris Bradford is the multi-million copy bestselling author of the Young Samurai (Puffin), Bodyguard (Puffin) and Jake and Jen series (Harper Collins). Renowned for his dynamic author events and ‘method writing’ technique, Chris is a black belt martial artist, qualified professional bodyguard and former musician. His books are published in over 25 languages and have…
Lydia Monks is a best-selling children’s book author and illustrator. Her first picture book, I Wish I Were a Dog, won the Smarties book prize in 1998. She has since been nominated for many awards for her work including The Greenaway, The Scottish Book Prize and The Nibbies. As well as writing her own books,…
Abie Longstaff is a children’s writer. Her books range from picture books to middle grade fiction (spanning roughly ages 2 to 11) and she is published by Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Hachette, Templar and others. She also writes school readers for a range of educational publishers. You can find her on Twitter under @abielongstaff
Sarah Burton is the Deputy Chief Executive at SoA. Sarah also leads the advisory team and advises members on all business aspects of the writing profession, including vetting contracts. She also works across the SoA’s list of literary estates, licensing rights in titles by authors such as Brendan Behan, Rose Macaulay and John Masefield. As…
