D A Nelson
D A Nelson was born in Glasgow.
On leaving school she became a trainee reporter, working for various newspapers.
Her debut novel, DarkIsle, won the Royal Mail Award for Scottish
Children’s Books in the 8-11 category in 2008.
The eagerly awaited sequel, DarkIsle: Resurrection, was published in 2010.
DarkIsle is also published in;
Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain and is published by Random House in the USA.
Books by D A Nelson: DarkIsle
DarkIsle:Resurrection
Gillian Philip
Gillian Philip was born in Glasgow and has been writing all her life, starting with short but frenetic novels about Captain Scarlet and The Man From UNCLE (having massive crushes on both). She has worked as a barmaid, theatre usherette, record store assistant, radio presenter, typesetter and political assistant to a parliamentary candidate. While living in Barbados, where her steadiest job was as a singer in an Irish bar, she took up writing professionally.
Her most recent novel, Firebrand, was chosen as The Times Teenage Book of the Year, and has garnered widespread critical acclaim.
Books by Gillian Philip: Bad Faith
Firebrand: Book One in the Rebel Angels Series
Bloodstone:Book Two in the Rebel Angels Series (2011)
Linda Strachan
Linda Strachan is the author of Spider and Dead Boy Talking. Spider was the winner of the 2010 Catalyst Book Award, it was also shortlisted for Falkirk Council’s Red Book Award and the Dumfries Burgh Book Award.
Linda’s presentations feature riveting accounts of the meticulous research she carries out for her novels, including accompanying paramedics and attending training sessions at the local fire station. In keeping with her fearless nature, Linda handed over the entire launch of ‘Dead Boy Talking’ to a group of secondary school pupils.
Books by Linda Strachan: Dead Boy Talking
Spider
Janne Teller
Janne Teller is a Danish novelist of Austrian-German descent. She has lived and worked all over the world and now divides her time between Copenhagen, New York and Paris.
She has published several best-selling and award winning novels, and her literature has been widely translated.
Nothing, by Janne Teller will be published by Strident in August 2011. It has been described as; “provocative”, “challenging”, “brutal” and “gorgeously lyrical”. More information will be available soon.
Nothing is the winner of: Le Prix Libbylit 2008, and the Best Children’s Book Prize awarded by the Danish Cultural Ministry.
Books by Janne Teller: Nothing
Portrait of Janne Teller copyright: Morten Holtum Nielsen
John Ward
