Anna Perera

Anna Perera was born in London to an Irish mother and Sri Lankan father and grew up twenty miles away with her head planted firmly in a book. She taught English in two London secondary schools and later became responsible for a unit for boys who'd been excluded from school. Later still, she did an MA in Writing for Children and has had five books published. Her first Young Adult novel, Guantanamo Boy, published this year by Puffin, was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Award.