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Tig Wallace is a writer and editor, currently working as Publishing Director at Little, Brown. He previously spent six years at PRH Children’s, where he worked on the Wimpy Kid series, and four years at Hachette Children’s, working with authors such as Leigh Bardugo and Erik J Brown.
Aside from writing, Tig is a keen tennis fan, as both spectator and player, a cat enthusiast, and has never been known to say no to karaoke. He lives in London.

After studying languages at university, Helen built a career in international HR and change management, writing mainly boring stuff like corporate speeches, handbooks and communications – until fiction lured her in. Originally from the historic city of Norwich, she now lives in a field in West Berkshire. A black belt in karate, she loves chocolate, her dogs, and anything thriller-related – both on and off the page.

Being a STEM editor by day and a fantasy author by night means that Anna spends the vast majority of her time trying to arrange the right words in the right order, but her other interests include drawing, board games and large amounts of chocolate. She also writes books for older readers under the name A. F. E. Smith.

Monique was born and raised in the cold north of England on a diet of strong brews and thick gravy. Whilst growing up, she struggled to find her place in the world, so she vowed to create stories where those who don’t fit in can finally feel like they belong. When T.M. Turner isn’t writing, she can be found roaming the southern coast.

Amie Jordan is from Salford and studied Film and Media at Manchester Metropolitan University. When she isn’t writing she spends most of her time knitting, having provided bespoke pieces for the costume departments of film, TV and theatre. Her other talents include solving Rubik’s cubes, getting hard knots out of string, and quoting Lord of the Rings start to finish. Amie lives near Manchester city centre with her son and their two cats and two dogs, Marvy, Marmalade, Major and Percy Jackson.