Sally Gardner

Georgie Adams

Georgie Adams was born in Tunbridge Wells and grew up in Kent and Sussex. She was an editor for many years in the UK and Australia was co-director of a small publishing company in London before becoming a successful writer of children's books. She has written over 70 books mostly for young children. Georgie is married to artist and printmaker Tom Adams has two daughters and three stepchildren and lives in a rural part of North Cornwall overlooking the Kensey Valley.

Her website is http://www.georgieadams.com/

Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon MBE spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours. Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family. Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca