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, as well as producing large scale theatrical concerts. Her work has been performed both in London and internationally. She is a recent alumnus of Faber Academy’s Writing a Novel course.
About Denise Brown
Originally from Essex, Denise now lives in a Scottish harbour town where there is a castle at the end of the street, and the town tug-of-war team is unbeaten in over 30 years. She believes she must have been Scottish in a previous life, and only wishes she'd kept the accent. Like many authors, Denise's path to publication wasn't straightforward. Having received many rejections and near-misses, she set the manuscript of I am Winter aside for a couple of years while she focused on other projects. But she knew that Summer's story needed to be told. When she revisited the ms, she realised that her vision had changed somewhat, so she rewrote the book, was longlisted for the prestigious Bath Novel Award from almost 3,500 entries and then sent it to Hashtag Press where it was picked up by Helen Lewis and Abiola Bello. They shared Denise's passion for the book and it was published November 2021, six years after she wrote the first words.
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.
