Super Awkward was my debut book (published by Scholastic, 2016), but I had been writing for teenagers for a looong time. And being awkward in my own life for even longer.

Super Awkward was the first of three books about Bella Fisher – the second one was Truly Madly Awkward, and then came Access All Awkward.

I then wrote two comedy fiction YA books – the first is all about Meg, and her summer holiday packed with boy based drama – Take A Chance On Me. Then came a true festive-fest that followed the lives of Holly and Elle, as they swapped lives, and switched over the Atlantic, in All I Want for Christmas. This came out in America with a brand new title – Blame It On The Mistletoe.

I’ve got two middle-grade books with Simon and Schuster, Sister Switch and The (Unfortunate) Wishes of Nelly Young.

And then there’s the The Inflatables, a 6+ graphic novel series about the adventures of Flamingo, Watermelon, Donut and Watermelon at Have A Great Spray. I write these with the awesome Jess Hitchman and they’re illustrated by the amazing Chris Danger. So far in the series there is Bad Air Day, Mission Un-Poppable, Do-Nut Panic, Splash of the Titans, Snack to the Future and Air to the Throne (coming soon)….

Anyway, about me. After doing a biology degree, I put it to excellent use by getting a job at the BBC and working on everything from Blue Peter to TOTP and Radio 1, before leaving to go freelance. But I missed making stuff that made me laugh about awkward moments, so I wrote Super Awkward in my spare time.

Since then I’ve lived in lots of countries, working on pro-social campaigns for young people, but getting to do cool stuff with places like MTV, Comic Relief, the UN and Nickelodeon. I’ve also been lucky enough to work on some really fun writing things, like a BAFTA winning AR book – A Brief History of Amazing Stunts and a BFI funded script all about young girls in tech (Planet Jeevie). I also come up with new product ideas and Continuous Greetings – my range of greetings cards for two people, that you send back and forth over years – came out with Chronicle Books in 2023.

I’m represented by the incredible Gemma Cooper at The Bent Agency. She is brilliant.

I currently live in east London, and dream of owning a dog.

If you want to say hello, or ask a question, please do.