LJM Wadsworth grew up in the shadow of the Pennines, where anyone with an interest in legends, ghosts, UFOs and all things 'strange' could take a walk on the moors and expect not be disappointed. When she moved to Toronto in 1987 she joined a children's writing course to pursue her love of creative writing and realised her heart would always belong to YA sci-fi and fantasy fiction. She came across the works of American journalist and writer Robert Cormier, and admired his uncompromising novels for young adults. If pressed, she would say her major influences are Alan Garner, Robert Cormier, Susan Hill and John Wyndham, but generally she prefers to be influenced by stories rather than writers. She now lives in Nottinghamshire and often finds herself looking for all things 'strange' again. Kenji is Wadsworth's first published novel. She has had short stories published in the past, her first being 'The Boy Who Saw' (Thistledown Press), which was also listed on the curriculum of the Saskatchewan School Board in the category 'The Unknown' alongside John Wyndham; and her most recent being 'The Gardener' (again with a YA protagonist), which was selected as one of the runners-up in the Mslexia Short Story Competition 2021 (judged by Costa Book Award winner A L Kennedy) and appeared in their anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2021.

Select Guide Rating

LJM Wadsworth grew up in the shadow of the Pennines, where anyone with an interest in legends, ghosts, UFOs and all things 'strange' could take a walk on the moors and expect not be disappointed. When she moved to Toronto in 1987 she joined a children's writing course to pursue her love of creative writing and realised her heart would always belong to YA sci-fi and fantasy fiction. She came across the works of American journalist and writer Robert Cormier, and admired his uncompromising novels for young adults. If pressed, she would say her major influences are Alan Garner, Robert Cormier, Susan Hill and John Wyndham, but generally she prefers to be influenced by stories rather than writers. She now lives in Nottinghamshire and often finds herself looking for all things 'strange' again. Kenji is Wadsworth's first published novel. She has had short stories published in the past, her first being 'The Boy Who Saw' (Thistledown Press), which was also listed on the curriculum of the Saskatchewan School Board in the category 'The Unknown' alongside John Wyndham; and her most recent being 'The Gardener' (again with a YA protagonist), which was selected as one of the runners-up in the Mslexia Short Story Competition 2021 (judged by Costa Book Award winner A L Kennedy) and appeared in their anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2021.

Select Guide Rating

LJM Wadsworth grew up in the shadow of the Pennines, where anyone with an interest in legends, ghosts, UFOs and all things 'strange' could take a walk on the moors and expect not be disappointed. When she moved to Toronto in 1987 she joined a children's writing course to pursue her love of creative writing and realised her heart would always belong to YA sci-fi and fantasy fiction. She came across the works of American journalist and writer Robert Cormier, and admired his uncompromising novels for young adults. If pressed, she would say her major influences are Alan Garner, Robert Cormier, Susan Hill and John Wyndham, but generally she prefers to be influenced by stories rather than writers. She now lives in Nottinghamshire and often finds herself looking for all things 'strange' again. Kenji is Wadsworth's first published novel. She has had short stories published in the past, her first being 'The Boy Who Saw' (Thistledown Press), which was also listed on the curriculum of the Saskatchewan School Board in the category 'The Unknown' alongside John Wyndham; and her most recent being 'The Gardener' (again with a YA protagonist), which was selected as one of the runners-up in the Mslexia Short Story Competition 2021 (judged by Costa Book Award winner A L Kennedy) and appeared in their anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2021.

Select Guide Rating