Meet Amber Class

Enomwoyi Damali was born in Trinidad, but has long  lived in London, where she works as an educational psychologist. Her long professional experience in a highly diverse community gives authenticity and veracity to her stories of Amber Class and their ever-resourceful teacher, Mrs Adisa. Enomwoyi, whose name means "she has grace and charm", describes her goal as "to help children think about and practise the personal development skills and qualities needed to live life fully  and to treat each other with love and respect." She lives in South London.Ruthine Burton completed the inaugural Pop-Up Pathways Into Children's Publishing in 2021. Her parents came originally from Dominica and French Guiana. She has a B.A. hons in Visual Art from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth, and also an M.Sc. in Software Engineering. She has worked as a pavement portrait artist and in the games industry. Ruthine is one of the three illustrators featured in Our Rights, edited by Jake Hope (Otter-Barry Books), and also illustrator of Spin! 10 Exciting New Voices in Poetry (2024). She is based in South West London.

"This collection of three stories by Damali, an educational psychologist, are about Nzingha and her classmates, who enjoy being at school while learning about self confidence, friendship and leaning into their own unique talents."