Tracy Darnton graduated in 2016 with Distinction from the Bath Spa MA Writing for Young People but originally studied law at Cambridge, and has worked as a solicitor and law lecturer. Having children was the perfect excuse to rekindle her love of children’s books and get writing and Tracy won the Stripes YA Short StoryPrize in 2016, run in partnership with The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize. Tracy lives in Bath with her husband and two sons.