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About Lucy Catchpole

Lucy Catchpole read English at Oxford. She and her writing have appeared in the Guardian Observer and the BBC. She's a full-time wheelchair user and alongside her husband posts @thecatchpoles on Instagram talking about family life disability and their children's literary agency.Karen George has spent A LOT of time drawing and painting. When she was small that's what she liked doing best.When she was a little older Karen gained a first class honours degree in Fine Art followed by an MA from The Royal College of Art. Karen painted film sets for a while until in 2009 she won Waterstone's 'Picture This' competition to illustrate Freddie and the Fairy for Julia Donaldson. This means Karen still joyfully spends lots of time drawing and painting . . . and now she writes too! Karen lives in Bristol with her family and Dr Calamari the cat.