ELLA COOK

Ella’s been obsessed with books since she could reach to pull them off the shelf by herself, and has wanted to write for as long as she can remember. She grew up in London where fairies lived in Grandma’s garden, and she still looks for magic – often finding it – in everyday life.

When she emerges from her fictional worlds, she writes bids for children’s services and lives in Warwickshire (where there are probably more fairies) with her ever-loving husband who reads all her stories first and makes gallons of tea in magical cups that keep drinks warm for whole chapters.