Linda Newbery is the author of fiction for children, teenagers and adults, with books including Lob, The Shell House, Sisterland and The Brockenspectre; her young adult novel Set in Stone won the Costa Children’s Prize and she has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

She is a long-term supporter of welfare and environmental organisations including Compassion in World Farming, the League Against Cruel Sports, Greenpeace, RSPCA and RSPB, and is a member of the campaign groups Authors4Oceans, Wild Justice and Extinction Rebellion.