Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In, was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October, won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dog Mouse.@katyabalen

Make no bones about it: Katya Balen is one of our finest children's writers, and LETTERS FROM THE UPSIDE is a perfect example of her talents. Eloquent and gentle one moment, bracing and soaring the next, it's a book that will nest in your heart and make it take flight

Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In, was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October, won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dog Mouse.@katyabalen

Make no bones about it: Katya Balen is one of our finest children's writers, and LETTERS FROM THE UPSIDE is a perfect example of her talents. Eloquent and gentle one moment, bracing and soaring the next, it's a book that will nest in your heart and make it take flight

Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In, was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October, won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dog Mouse.@katyabalen

Make no bones about it: Katya Balen is one of our finest children's writers, and LETTERS FROM THE UPSIDE is a perfect example of her talents. Eloquent and gentle one moment, bracing and soaring the next, it's a book that will nest in your heart and make it take flight