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Wren James (founder)
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. Follow them on Instagram @wrenjameswriter
Jessica Miles
Jessica Miles is a graduate of Chatham University’s MFA Creative Writing program. While she was there, she studied both creative nonfiction and fiction with a concentration in nature writing. Prior to this she received her BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Michigan.
Jessica is passionate about polar bears and the Arctic, and she’s been to Svalbard, Norway three times. As a writer, Jessica is interested in science communication and finding new ways to bring the environment to new audiences whether that’s through genre-bending or interactive fiction and video games.
Jamie Wardour
Jamie Wardour is an artist, merchandise designer and graduate of English Literature from rural North Yorkshire. Since graduating in 2016, he has worked in arts, writing and with nonprofits across the UK; he is passionate about community organising and LGBT+ rights.
Jamie loves walking in his local woodlands, fields and nature reserves and has recently worked as a livestock checker caring for Hebridean sheep with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. He’s also a fan of bird-watching, foraging and bone-collecting.
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