Natasha Mac a'Bháird

Natasha Mac a’Bháird is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of the bestselling wedding planning book, The Irish Bride’s Survival Guide, a new edition of which was published in 2011. Her first children’s book, Olanna’s Big Day, was published in 2009. Olanna’s Big Day was included in the White Ravens Collection 2010 and was shortlisted for the Reading Association of Ireland Award 2011.

Natasha has written articles for the Evening Herald, Irish Examiner and Image magazine and is a regular book reviewer with Inis – Children’s Books Ireland magazine and Book Fest.

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David Almond is a British children's writer who has penned several novels, each one to critical acclaim. He was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia. When he was young, he found his love of writing when some short stories of his were published in a local magazine. He started out as an author of adult fiction before finding his niche writing literature for young adults.

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