Lelita Baldock

Lelita was born and raised in Australia, living between the capital cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. In 2018 she relocated to Surrey. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Literature and History, and a Bachelor of Education, specialising in English.

As a secondary school English teacher, Lelita taught across multiple disciplines including High Level International Baccalaureate English Literature, and A Level English, in both Australia and the UK.

She is the author of two historical fiction novels. Her 2020 debut, Widow's Lace, is a tale of hidden desires, fears and betrayal, set between Australia and England. Her latest release, Where the Gulls Fall Silent, uncovers the everyday realities of life on the Cornish coast, and explores the impact of social structures and expectations on individuals and their choices. 

Lelita enjoys engaging with other readers and writers through social media, publishing a regular writing newsletter. When not writing, Lelita will most likely be found reading, with a cup of coffee or icy white wine in her hand. 

Twitter: @LelitaBaldock

Instagram: @LelitaBaldockWrites

Facebook: @LelitaBaldockWrites

LinkedIn: Lelita Baldock 

Website: https://www.lelitabaldock.com/

Lisa Fransson grew up in a forest in southern Sweden. At the age of 19 she yearned for adventure and set sail for England where she still lives, although now she’s traded in her adventuring backpack for a husband and three teenage children.

Lisa is a writer of children’s fiction in her native Swedish. Her debut book, published in 2019, is a magical realist picture book on the theme of divorce and separation. She has since written books for children on the themes of fear of dark, ostracism, synaethesia, grief and adoption.

When Lisa isn’t writing creatively, she’s still in the business of words as a professional translator. On the occasions she does manage to leave her desk, you’ll find her wandering the hills, swimming in the sea, or on the sofa, reading.

Twitter: @Liselifransson

Instagram: @liselifransson

Website: https://lisafransson.com/

Flora was born and raised in the depths of rural Wales; she credits this remote setting (and her inability to drive during her teenage years) as her motivation to start writing - boredom is sometimes the best inspiration. 

Flora graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of East Anglia. She then moved to London to work for Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, first as a Rights Assistant and now as a Rights Executive. Flora is currently writing a middle-grade novel.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/florawood

Twitter: @FloraaWood 

Instagram: @florawoodwriter

Website: http://www.florawood.co.uk/

Sarah Surgey has been a freelance writer and teacher for over 10 years, she also used her spare time to work for a children's mental health charity. In 2020, Sarah moved her career from writing for others and their magazines, for herself and within books.  

Sarah's first children's book - The Heavy Bag was published in the UK. It is a book that strongly aligns itself with mental health for children and as such has found huge success as an Emotional Support Book, exploring grief and loss. The Heavy Bag is used within Primary schools across the UK and was chosen as Giovanna Fletcher's World Book Day book for 2022. It has featured in the press such as the Telegraph and continues to grow in notoriety. It has now been acquired by publishing houses across the world and is currently in 12 languages and counting. The Heavy Bag is used in an official collaboration with UNICEF and by charities and therapists, whilst still remaining contemporary within stores. Most recently, The Heavy Bag has been recorded into an audio book by the British singer/actress, Collette Cooper. All monies raised are going to the charity DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) for their Ukraine appeal.     

Sarah has two new children's books out in 2022 - The Slow Superhero and Fly Away Home. Both combine children's contemporary fiction whilst proudly sitting in the emotional support category, where Sarah is building up her name.  In 2021 and onward, Sarah has been involved in literature festivals, author events, interviews and Lives across social media. She has a good following of supporters, from readers, to celebrities and from global charities to bookstores, with her books featuring at book-fairs such as Copenhagen and Antwerp.

Twitter: @SarahSurgeysaid

Instagram: @sarahsurgeywriter

Website: https://sarahsurgey.com/

Sarah is a Londoner living in Tasmania. At the age of thirty-one, she achieved a First-Class degree in English with Creative Writing.  

Sarah is a fan of the theatre and has acted in several plays over the years. She has a husband, two teenagers, three birds and two dogs. Her house is a mess.   

She loves reading, music and is rather partial to a gin and tonic. Sarah is published by Whisper and her debut novel, ‘Billy Lemonade’, is available from Amazon in paperback or ebook.

She is thrilled to be part of the InterSaga team with her second YA fantasy, ‘What the Knocker-Upper Woke Up’.

Twitter: @sarah_j_maxwell

Instagram: sarah_j_maxwell 

Website: https://www.sarahjmaxwell.com/

Scarlett de Courcier was brought up in a Christian fundamentalist cult in Scotland. She lived with her mother in caravans and council flats until she was seventeen, when she fled the cult and moved to London, a city she had never been to before. She promptly fell in love with West London and set up a new life for herself in a falling-down basement flat. 

She worked for several years as a child protection investigator, before retraining as an existential psychotherapist. Scarlett now works part-time in the NHS as well as having a private psychotherapy practice in West London. She has upgraded to a slightly less falling-down flat on the first floor, where she lives with her cat, Pangur Bán. 

Angela has spent 23 years teaching primary-aged children, and also works as a Pilates instructor in Jersey. With a background in acting, Kate has taught in post 16 education for the past 22 years in Devon, where she lives. Sharing concerns about the lack of empowering female characters in early years fiction has inspired them to begin writing. 

Kaydia’s working life has been spent in art and design, covering interiors, illustration and fashion. She is an avid fan of anything artisan, craft orientated, handmade and beautiful! She lives in Jersey with her husband and daughter.

Co-authors, Angela and Kate, and illustrator, Kaydia, are currently collaborating on a series of adventure stories for young children based in Jersey, in the Channel Islands. 

Sienna and her Surfing adventures is the first in the series. The aim is to engage very young readers in accessible, humorous, exciting stories in which the female protagonists, and their friends, are active, problem solving, dynamic individuals with wide ranging interests.   
 

Sienna and her Surfing Adventures is in production. More details to follow later this year. 

Jane was four years old when her father refused to accept that it was this particular child who had scratched a yacht into the new wallpaper and signed her name, saying that, ‘the writing was too good.’ Taking this to be a positive omen, Jane has embarked on a writing career after years of being a professional musician and interior designer. A lifetime of eavesdropping other people’s conversations has helped shape a fascination into character and the interplay of relationships which is reflected in her fiction. 

Gently Pouring Petrol, introducing Rachel Harrison, is Jane’s debut novel. She is currently working towards completing her third novel: The Updoing of Marjorie Taylor.
 

When she’s not writing, Jane is usually playing her saxophone somewhere or pounding the lanes of rural Norfolk. On the rare occasions she manages to sleep, she dreams of having time to do more dressmaking.

Twitter: @jawywa

http://www.janewyattwalters.com/