Writers Directory

Playwright, poet, short-story and children's writer John Agard was born on 21 June 1949 in British G...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry
• Short Stories
• Translation

Patience Agbabi is a poet, performer and workshop facilitator. She was born in London in 1965 to Nig...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Poetry
• Short Stories

David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Poetry
• Short Stories

Rachel Anderson was born in 1943 and worked for 20 years for BBC Radio, newspapers and magazines as ...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Short Stories

Philip Ardagh is a prolific writer of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction. He was born in 1...

Genres:

• Children
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1939. She is the daughter of a forest entomologist, ...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry
• Short Stories
• Young Adult

Tash Aw was born in Taiwan to Malaysian parents and grew up in Kuala Lumpar. He moved to England in ...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Graphic novels and Illustration

Rajeev Balasubramanyam was born in 1974 in Lancashire, and originates from Southern India. He is a g...

Genres:

• Children
• Fiction
• Young Adult

Biyi Bandele was born in Nigeria in 1967, and now lives in London. He has written several plays, and...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Libretto
• Poetry
• Short Stories
• Translation
• Young Adult

Sebastian Barry was born on 5 July 1955 in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His acade...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry

Ronan Bennett was born on 14 January 1956 in Belfast, Ireland. He was educated at King's College, Lo...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry

Alan Bennett was born in 1934 in Leeds. He studied at Exeter College, Oxford, then after a period of...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Short Stories

Patrick Benson was born in 1956 and was educated at Eton. He studied classical drawing in Florence, ...

Genres:

• Children
• Fiction
• Graphic novels and Illustration

Poet Richard Berengarten (formerly Burns) was born in London in 1943 into a family of musicians. He ...

Genres:

• Children
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry
• Translation

Julie Bertagna writes for children and young adults. She was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and studied...

Genres:

• Children

Anne Billson is a film critic, novelist and photographer whose work has been widely published. She h...

Genres:

• Children
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

Malorie Blackman was born in 1962. She qualified in Computer Science and followed a successful caree...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Non-Fiction

Sir Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most successful illustrators and children's authors. He was bo...

Genres:

• Children
• Graphic novels and Illustration

Jan Blake is one of Europe's leading storytellers who has been performing world-wide since 1986. She...

Genres:

• Children
• Poetry
• Storytelling

Valerie Bloom was born in Jamaica and came to England in 1979. She studied English with African and ...

Genres:

• Children
• Drama
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry