DAVID GILMAN Isobel Dixon

DAVID GILMAN Isobel Dixon

Award-winning screenwriter. The DANGER ZONE series was shortlisted for the Manchester Book Award and the Spellbinding Award, nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and picked for the government's recommended reading list for boys. Featuring plucky hero Max Gordon, each book has a different geographical setting. Now writing THE DEAD CHICKEN DIARIES.

Winner of the Prix Polar Jeunesse 2008.

One of the books on the UK government list of must-read books for boys, 2007.

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2008; and Best Books for Young Adults 2009 list.

Shortlisted for Manchester Book Award & Cumbria School Library Service's Spellbinding Award 2008. Shortlisted for the 2010–2011 Isinglass Teen Reads Award, New Hampshire

Full rights details for DANGER ZONE 2: ICE CLAW (set in the Pyrenees, and involving extreme snow sports and the secrets of a mysterious monk and DANGER ZONE 3: BLOOD SUN (in which Max heads to the Central American jungle) available on request.

Born in a remote gold mining town, to an Australian bush pilot and a Canadian social worker, Alison grew up on stories of eccentric characters in wild places. She currently lives in Brisbane with her husband and an enormous dog.

After a catastrophic last day of school, Nell’s misery is compounded when she is sent to spend two weeks with her estranged grandfather, whilst her emotionally absent parents try to mend their failing marriage. As she wanders the basement of the local school, searching for the Drama course her mother has enrolled her in, she follows an alluring sign, opening the door to Refuge – a Neverland created from the fractured mind of an 18th Century psychiatrist led to ruin by the desire to cure his brain-damaged son. A seeming safe-haven for dysfunctional, abandoned children, the Doctor provides care and shelter for those in need. But it comes at a terrible price - as Nell meets a host of characters from across the globe and from different eras, the intentions of the Doctor and his band of assistants are taken into question. With a dubious bunch of characters vying for her trust, she has three days to get out of Refuge before she’s trapped there forever. Ms available Feb 2014. 98,500 words.

Scriptwriter, novelist and playwright and is joint director of children's media specialist independent production company, Adastra Creative.

Selina Penaluna is a merrymaid or so she believes . . . Ellen and Jack are evacuated from London to Cornwall during the Second World War. Ellen relishes the opportunity to better herself. Jack is different. He finds the attention from his new family stifling and seeks freedom in the arms of Selina, the mysterious local girl he sees at the shore. Selina, Ellen and Jack's lives are intertwined in a series of events that lead to tragedy (UK editor: Kelly Hurst).

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Award-winning author of THE GOBLET CLUB (M.E.R prize for best youth novel; You/Huisgenoot I am a Writer Competition, SA: Human & Rousseau, 2007), FUSE (shortlisted for Percy Fitzpatrick Prize for youth literature, SA: Human & Rousseau, 2009), DARK POPPY’S DEMISE (won the MER Prize for Best Youth Novel, SA: Human & Rousseau, 2011), and SHARP EDGES (SA: Human & Rousseau, 2013).
THE GIRL WHO CHASED OTTERS 15+

Nathan has Asperger’s Syndrome, and has never cared much about fitting in. But when the beautiful Olivia asks for his help to become popular, he finds he is all too keen to use his observations about human behaviour in order to help her join the in-crowd. But as Olivia is swept into a malicious world of gossip, rumour and bullying, Nathan wonders whether he has made the right decision. Will the very thing that brought them together end up tearing them apart? Moving and engaging, THE GIRL WHO CHASED OTTERS is a story of family, friendship, growing up and falling in love. For fans of John Green and Sarah Dessen. Ms available, 41,500 words.

Mel used to make books for a living, but after moving back home to the Peak District, she now writes and reviews them instead. A fan of all things hidden, Mel loves hiking through secret dales and hunting for lost villages. She's also partial to maps, oatcakes and tiny things. Mel is joint features editor for Words & Pictures, the SCBWI British Isles blogzine.

First in a compelling YA trilogy. In order to help her pregnant best friend clear her debts, shy Hannah agrees to sing to win a competition. But when her friend disappears & two strange musicians claim they can find her Hannah is drawn into a web of mystery: who is the enigmatic bandleader? Who are the tattooed men with hypnotic voices who took Cassie, and why do they want the town’s babies? As Hannah begins to unravel the truth, it leads her to devastating truths about herself, her parents and her godfather. Ms available, 57,500 words.

Born in Hertford, raised in Hong Kong and then Essex, Alex is an ex-rock guitarist, graphic artist and creative director of a games company now a full-time writer. His TIMERIDERS series is a huge international success sold into 20 languages and his new projects pack the punch to go bigger and better. 

Winner of Redhouse Book Award 2011, Catalyst Book Award 2011, Hampshire Book Award 2011 and Yorkshire Coast Award 2012. Shortlisted for Galaxy Awards 2010, WHSmith Awards 2010 and Independent Bookseller's Book Awards 2012. A nine-book time travel saga that takes in the Roman Empire, the Second World War, Robin Hood, the Crusades and the Holy Grail, the American Civil War, Jack the Ripper...and a dark future that lies ahead of us; our time runs out in the year 2070. Sold in 14 countries. Full rights list available (UK editor: Shannon Cullen).

 

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MIMI AYE Juliet Pickering

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Writer and blogger Mimi has worked on recipes for Gordon Ramsay, and featured in The Sunday Times, the Guardian, BBC Good Food online, Serious Eats and HELLO!. Her blog, Meemalee’s Kitchen, is a mix of reviews, recipes and posts about her Burmese background.

(ed: Alice Gibbs)

Psychotherapist at The Priory and agony aunt for Healthy and BBC London; Lucy regularly reviews fiction for The Telegraph, The Times and various magazines.

From the moment we are born we rely on others for our survival. But as we get older, we can sometimes find relationships upsetting and frustrating. In this insightful, warmly written book, psychotherapist and Psychologies agony aunt Lucy Beresford cuts to the chase of how to have harmonious, fulfilling relationships. 232 pp. (ed: Monika Lee)