SATURDAY 29 JULY – 12.30 PM
Panel – Studio 3
Join Kathryn Foxfield (Good Girls Die First), Tracy Darnton (Ready or Not), Denise Brown (I am Winter) and Gina Blaxill (Love You to Death), as Ava Eldred (The Boyband Murder Mystery) leads them in a discussion on their sizzling thrillers. Talk of deadly games, doppelgängers, and crime solving fandoms collide in this suspense-fuelled line up.
About Ava Eldred
Ava Eldred was born in London, and has spent much of the last decade writing and developing stage musicals, and working in theatre in the West End and beyond. Her work has been performed both in London and internationally. She is a recent graduate of Faber Academy's Writing A Novel course, and a life-long fan of boybands. The Boyband Murder Mystery is her debut novel.
About Denise Brown
Denise Brown is a writer, housekeeper, and single parent of five children. Her debut YA novella Devil on Your Back was published by Salt in 2014. Denise has had short stories published in various online magazines and anthologies and was also longlisted for the 2019 Mslexia Children's Novel Competition. In 2019 she was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award. Born in East London, Denise has now settled in Scotland where she feels certain she must have lived in a previous life. She loves dogs and snow globes and has a teensy obsession with Jack Skellington.
About Gina Blaxill
Gina Blaxill is a Carnegie nominated YA thriller writer who teaches on the Creative Writing for Young People MA course at Bath Spa University. She is the author of You Can Trust Me, and her latest book, Love You to Death, a dark, twisty and heart-racing YA thriller about stalking, obsession and toxic love, is out now. She lives in Essex with her family and two imperious cats. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at @GinaBlaxill.
About Kathryn Foxfield
Kathryn Foxfield is a research scientist turned author. GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST was the bestselling UKYA debut in 2020. She lives near Oxford with her partner, young children and the world's clumsiest cat.
About Tracy Darnton
Tracy Darnton is the author of three YA psychological thrillers: Ready or Not, The Rules and The Truth About Lies. A former solicitor, she has an MA in writing for Young People and enjoys teaching creative writing and mentoring. She's mad about board games and escape rooms. She lives in a quiet village near Bath where she dreams up unusual deaths and her killer endings. She is excellent at toasting marshmallows!
Tracy Darnton is the author of three YA psychological thrillers: Ready or Not, The Rules and The Truth About Lies.
