Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling Clean and This Book is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today. Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston University and is the Oscar's Book Prize 2018 winner behind There's a Pig up my Nose. Laura is also the illustrator and artist behind Daddy's Sandwich, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. She has worked with several publishers including Bloomsbury, Harper Collins US and Faber & Faber. She lives in east London with her cat.
Praise for Juno's work: 'A brave, funny, indignant look at what it means to grow up as LGTBQ.' Metro, on This Book is Gay 'The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend.' Patrick Ness, on This Book is Gay 'A positive, honest and utterly essential read for everyone.' Booktrust, on What's the T? 'A timely, perfectly positive and reassuring read.' Steven Lenton 'GLORIOUS and heartwarming with so much love between the two covers. Just beautiful!' Alex T Smith 'Fun and important story full of love and inclusion' Kip Alizadeh