The wonderfully inventive illustrator Chris Mould, who has worked with me on three light-hearted books to date: Young Dracula, Young Monsters and, our latest, Young Wizards.

Paeony Lewis is the author of a number of books for younger readers, including 'Hurry Up, Birthday!' and 'Cinderella's Wedding'. Her popular picture book 'I'll Always Love You' has been read several times on BBC-TV.

Tabitha Suzuma's novels for teenagers have been described as powerful, dark and gritty. Her first, A Note of Madness, was shortlisted for the 2007 Branford Boase Award.

Damian Harvey, the author of a sparkling range of books for young readers, is served by some of today's top illustrators, so that his books are a joy to behold - and to read, of course!

Chad W. Beckerman is the versatile Brooklyn-based designer, photographer and illustrator who created the stunning covers for my Withern Rise Trilogy (American title for The Aldous Lexicon).

Dennis Hamley is a former teacher whose first children's novel, Pageants of Despair, was published in 1974, since when he has published over fifty books: novels, short story collections and non-fiction.

Linda Newbery's first published book, Run with the Hare, came out in 1988. Since then she has written fiction for children of all ages. Her novel Sisterland was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, while Set in Stone won the Costa Children's Book of the Year award..

www.kidsreview.org.uk

A website containing 'children's book reviews written by children for children'. 

ELLIS NADLER

Ellis Nadler is a freelance illustrator with a bold bright cartoon style who works in advertising, design and publishing. He also does the snazzy covers for my Jiggy McCue novels.

Mike Jubb is a former primary school teacher whose poems for children have appeared in numerous anthologies. He has published a book of his own verse, The Burblings of the Jubb-Jubb Bird, and he co-wrote the inspirational A Poetry Teacher's Toolkit.

Paula Knight's delightful illustrations have enlivened many books for the very young. She has also provided illustrations for greetings cards, magazines and The National Trust. She writes children's stories too.

Since Bernard Ashley published his first novel in 1974 he has gained a reputation as a 'gritty' writer for children with an intuitive understanding of the way children think and behave. Twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal, Bernard has also written very successfully for TV.  

Tim Bowler has a passion for the sea which goes back to his childhood on the Essex coast. His reading as a boy reflected this passion, with many of his favourite books being in some way concerned with the sea. His novel River Boy won the Carnegie Medal in 1998.

Michael Coleman successfully juggles his love of football with writing for children. He does this by writing books about football. But he's written other books too, one of which is Carnegie shortlisted Weirdo's War.

The website of Julia Jarman, author of The Time Travelling Cat and many more. Julia says she likes pigs, plays, cats, computers, food, gardening, earthworms and books - not necessarily in that order.

Scribble Street is the website of paper-engineer and children's writer Jonathan Emmett. This excellent site is crammed with things for kids, and in the Bookshop section there's a lot of useful advice to adults who want to write for them.