The Emily Windsnap series of children's novels features a 12-year-old girl who lives alone with her mother on a boat by the seaside. Many of her books have been translated into German and her 2021 title When the World Was Ours was nominated for the 2023 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis by the youth jury. She has written Young Adult books suitable for older audiences (12+), such as Haunt me that addresses topics of suicide and depression. Her children's books are written at a level suitable for schoolchildren in grades 4 to 7. She is represented by the Felicity Bryan Literary Agency, and her books are published by Orion Children's Books. She did a brief interview with the BBC about creative writing. Liz was also a journalist working on local and regional newspapers in both York and Manchester. She has worked as a teacher, teaching English and Media Studies, and has also run Creative Writing courses. Liz Kessler studied English at Loughborough University, then did a teaching qualification at Keele University, and more recently did a Masters in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Liz Kessler grew up in Southport in the North West of England, and has lived in Manchester and Cheshire. Liz Kessler (Born 15 October 1966) is an English writer of children's books, most notably a series about a half- mermaid named Emily Windsnap.
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