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Wren James

Wren James is the Carnegie-longlisted British author of many Young Adult novels as ‘Lauren James’, including Last Seen Online, Green Rising, The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. They are a RLF Royal Fellow and the story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 and 3).

Wren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, editor of the anthology Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change, and a member of the Society of Authors’ Sustainability Committee. They work as a consultant on climate storytelling for museums, production companies, major brands and publishers, with a focus on optimism and hope. They run a Queer Writers group in Coventry.

Their books have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in seven languages. The Quiet at the End of the World was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and STEAM Children’s Book Award.

Wren’s writing has been described as ‘gripping romantic sci-fi’ by the Wall Street Journal and ‘a strange, witty, compulsively unpredictable read which blows most of its new YA-suspense brethren out of the water’ by Entertainment Weekly.

Wren was born in 1992, and has a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham, where they studied Chemistry and Physics. They have taught creative writing for Coventry University, WriteMentor, and Writing West Midlands. Find out more at laurenejames.co.uk

Saraphina Mattis

Born and raised in South London, Saraphina is a writer/director with a passion for storytelling that is rooted in femininity, humor and authenticity. Saraphina has always been fascinated by the women around her and uses them and herself as the basis of much of her work. Her authentic and vulnerable approach to storytelling means that her voice is not only unique but extremely relatable.

Saraphina was selected to be part of Rapmans ‘Supacell 6’ and served as shadow director on his upcoming Netflix Series ‘Supacell’. Saraphina was also selected by We are parable and Channel 4’s  to be part of the 2022 Momentum Cohort. Currently, Saraphina is in developing her web-series ‘Talia Versus’ for screen with Channel 4 and Emmy and BAFTA award winning production company Big Deal Films.