Catherine Johnson

CATHERINE JOHNSON is an award-winning writer of Welsh/African Caribbean descent, living in the East End of London. Her novels for children include Stella, The Dying Game, Arctic Hero, selected for Booked Up 2009 and A Nest of Vipers, shortlisted for the UKLA Award 2009. She lectures in creative writing at London Metropolitan University, and is a member of the 2012 London Olympics Organising Committee, as well as a Trustee of The Reading Agency. She works regularly with children and teachers in primary schools and libraries across the UK. Brave New Girl is Catherine's first book for Frances Lincoln. She lives in Hackney, London.