Elizabeth has written award-winning poetry and prose for both adults and children. Her bestselling novels include The Divide, Jinx on the Divide and Back to the Divide, Fury and Hunted.
Elizabeth lives in Worcester Park, Surrey, and was the only child of a Polish father and an English mother. She
studied fine art and later did an MA in creative writing at Bath Spa.
Her first ventures into writing were radio plays and short stories. She
has won several prizes, including the Cardiff International Poetry
Competition and the Canongate Prize.
Four facts about Elizabeth Kay
Likes: Snow, animals, travel.
Dislikes: Bony fish and bad drivers.
3 words that best describe her: "Arty, funny, energetic."
A secret that not many people know about her: "I hated maths at school."
Author photo © 2011 Barrington Stoke