Born in Manchester, Danielle Jawando’s previous publications and broadcasting credits have included a short story Paradise 703, which was published by DeadInk in 2012 (longlisted for the Finishing Line Press Award in 2011). She has also had several short plays performed in Manchester and London. In 2015, she worked on Coronation Street as a storyline writer and in 2017, her short story The Deerstalker was selected as one of the six finalists for the We Need Diverse Books short story competition.
Her first nonfiction book for children (about the life of Maya Angelou) was published by Laurence King in 2019.
Her debut novel And the Stars Were Burning Brightly is published by Simon & Schuster.
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