Lisa Heathfield’s YA novels have all won or been shortlisted for awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize (twice), the YA Book Prize, the Virginia Reader’s Choice Award, the North East Teen Award, the Fabulous Book Award, the Leeds Book Award, the Concorde Book Award, the Southern Schools Book Award and the GDST Award.
Having worked in a school for students with mental health challenges and also a residential children’s home, Lisa now teaches teens who are unable to be in school for a variety of reasons. She lives in Brighton, UK, with her husband and three sons.