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Lauren Laverne
Lauren first came into the spotlight as a singer in the cult indie group Kenickie, later moving into broadcasting, presenting shows such as CD:UK, The Culture Show, The Brits and Glastonbury. She has interviewed everyone from Sir Paul McCartney, U2 and Madonna to Dizzee Rascal and Little Boots. She has written for the Guardian and is also a Grazia columnist. After encouragement from her husband (who said “you’re an excellent speller”) Lauren recently began writing fiction.
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her poems have been published in two anthologies of teenage poetry. She and her husband, David, collaborated on a children’s musical that was produced by a theatre in Brooklyn. Today she, David and their airedale, Jake, live in a 200 year old farmhouse in Brewster, New York.
Elizabeth Laird
Elizabeth Laird was born in New Zealand but she grew up in London. She has lived in many parts of the world, including Ethiopia, Malaysia, Iraq and Lebanon. She has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Book Prize (‘Jake’s Tower’ and ‘The Garbage King’) several times. She has won the Children’s Book Award and the Smarties Prize (‘Hiding Out’). She lives in south-west London with her husband.