Professor Wendy Meddour is an internationally best-selling, multi-award-winning children’s author known for writing heart-warming, poignant, and funny books. Her debut came second in the Branford Boase Award for 'Outstanding First Novel'. Subsequent books have gone on to receive accolades from the UKLA Book Awards, the Diverse Book Awards, the T'ir Na N-Og Awards, CILIP Kate Greenaway Awards, TIME Magazine, Kirkus, The Guardian, The Times and The Atlantic.

Wendy is also the recipient of the Margaret Wise Brown Prize for Children's Literature. Her stories regularly appear on CBeebies, and have been read by well-loved A List celebrities including Tom Hardy, Emily Watson and Louis Theroux.

Whether it’s through moving tales of friendship and resilience, quirky characters, or exciting adventures, Wendy's stories encourage children all over the world to be creative, kind and curious.

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An experienced public speaker and educational consultant, Wendy loves doing keynote speeches, training events, school visits, author interviews, and creative writing events for children and adults.