Christabel McKinley Georgie Smith Ellie Gratton www.helencomerfordauthor.com

Helen writes funny and fantastical tales, with diverse casts of characters, for children and young adults. She is fuelled by a love of all things super-powered, feminism, and chocolate raisins.

Helen spent a decade as a theatre stage manager, walking and talking very quietly backstage in theatres around the country. Her time working at Shakespeare’s Globe, and with Wise Children theatre company, cemented her love of theatre and allowed her to travel around the world looking for stories. After squeezing her writing into days off and train journeys, Helen left the touring life to dedicate herself to writing joyful (and ridiculous) books.

When she’s not writing, you can find Helen hiking around the Welsh countryside.