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John McNally
John McNally is a screenwriter who’s worked with Aardman, Sony and the BBC. INFINITY DRAKE is his first novel and was written for his children (who, of course, knew nothing about it). Once it sold to a publisher he finally showed it to his kids. Luckily, they liked it, and now millions of others will too…
Simon Mayle
Simon Mayle was born in the UK, moved to the US and now lives in Cornwall with his own two shoutykids. He works in film and TV and amongst his credits are ‘THERE’S ONLY ONE JIMMY GRIMBLE’ –winner of the Brown Bear at Berlin Film Festival, Golden Griffin at Griffoni, best feature at Vienna and best feature at Kyoto.
David Mackintosh
David Mackintosh is an Australian designer, art director and illustrator. As a designer he has worked with some of the biggest names in children’s publishing and also in publishing, theatre, TV production and advertising. David’s first book Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and his second, The Frank Show, was on FT.com list of Best Books 2012. David lives in London, loves books with pictures in them, flying, visiting cities and being read to.
Kate Maryon
Kate Maryon is a homeopath and complimentary therapist who has worked with many young people. She lives in Somerset with her partner and her large Newfoundland dog, Ellie.
Kate loves chocolate, British films, eating out, reading, writing and lying on sunny beaches. She dislikes snakes, spiders, peppermint and honey.
Coleen McLoughlin
Since being thrust into the media spotlight as football star Wayne Rooney’s girlfriend, Coleen has become the darling of the glossy magazines and tabloids, who love her for her chic fashion style and her happy, grounded attitude. Her first book Welcome to My World became a number one bestseller and her television series Real Women has been a huge success for ITV2. Coleen was voted number one most influential role model by Look magazine in 2008.
Little Mix
Little Mix are Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall. They began their X-Factor journey as four individuals before being made into a group, then called ‘Rhythmix’. With Tulisa Contostavlos as their friend and mentor, Little Mix battled their way through to the final round and ultimately became the only group ever to win.