Author
M.G. Leonard
M. G. Leonard is the bestselling writer of children’s books Beetle Boy, the Adventures on Trains series, The Twitchers series and her newest time-travelling mystery series, Time Keys.
Her work had been translated into over forty languages and her books have won many awards, including Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year, British Book Awards Book of the year, and the Branford Boase Award. Her books have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for an Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America and longlisted for the Wainwright Prize.
Maya lives by the sea with her husband and two sons, a dog called Nell and a tank of exotic beetles. She spent her early career in the music industry before she trained as an actor, before becoming a digital producer for Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Opera House, the National Theatre and Harry Potter West End.
Maya is one of the founding authors of #Authors4Oceans, with Lauren St John, campaigning to reduce single-use plastics.
Tracey Corderoy
A primary school teacher by trade, Tracey was inspired to begin writing three years ago when she implemented literacy programmes for children returning to school following periods of long-term illness. She became passionate about writing for children, convinced that language, expressed through wonderful literature, is the key that stimulates learning and imagination. Tracey’s children’s books have been published all over the world and she recently won the Hillingdon Picture Book Award.
Jacob Geller
Jacob Geller writes about the intersecting worlds of video games, politics, art, and storytelling.
He primarily publishes essays to YouTube, where his work has been cumulatively viewed over one hundred million times.