Liz Hyder has been making up stories foras long she can remember. She has a BAin drama from the University of Bristoland, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award.Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel,won a Waterstones Children's Book Prize,the Branford Boase Award and was chosenas the Children's Book of the Year by TheTimes. Originally from London, she nowlives in South Shropshire. The Gifts is herdebut adult novel.
