Charlie Higson

Charlie Higson is a well-known British comedy writer, producer, and actor, particularly well known for writing and performing on the hit 1990s comedy The Fast Show. His novels include the Young Bond series and four blackly humorous novels for adults: Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen (1996), Full Whack (1995), Happy Now (1993), and King of the Ants (1992).

The Young Bond series to date:
1. Silverfin (2005)
2. Blood Fever (2006, January in UK, June in USA).

Taken from : http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1132

Marcus Sedgwick

My first book, FLOODLAND, was published by Orion in 2000, and won the Branford-Boase award for best debut children's novel. WITCH HILL followed in 2001, and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Independent Reading Association award and the Portsmouth Book Award. In 2002 The DARK HORSE was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, The Carnegie Medal and the Blue Peter Book Award.

The BOOK OF DEAD DAYS was nominated for the Guardian Award, and was also shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

THE FORESHADOWING was nominated for various awards, which pleased me greatly, and then I let my hair down with MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING, having fun with the old vampire business.

I illustrate some of my books, and have provided wood-engravings for a couple of private press books.

Taken from http://www.marcussedgwick.com/

Charles Butler

Charles Butler lives with his son and daughter in Bristol.
When he's not writing children's books he teaches English at a university, plays the recorder, takes quite long walks, cooks spicy food, and wishes he could speak Welsh. So far, he has never done more than three of these at the same time. 

Taken from http://www.fiction.usborne.com/the_lurkers/author_charles_butler.asp.
See also http://www.charlesbutler.co.uk/

Kate Cann

When I was a child, I wanted to be a witch. My first foray into writing was a series of nasty spells full of rats’ tails and bats’ wings. Then, when I turned thirteen, I began keeping a lurid diary, full of adoration or loathing, depending on who I was writing about. I used my later diaries for the Diving In trilogy.

I never thought ‘I want to be a writer’, but I loved books and writing. At school, I was rubbish at just about everything but English, so I went on to Kent University where I did two degrees in English and American Literature. At Kent, I fell dramatically in love with the man I'm still married to. We had loads of fights and adventures, but we kept coming back together. He's still the person I most want to spend time with. Awww!

Taken from http://www.katecann.com/

Beverley Birch

Author of more than 40 critically acclaimed books, from picture books and novels to science biographies and retellings of Shakespeare, Beverley is in the top 10 per cent of all authors borrowed in UK libraries. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

She grew up in Kenya in the transition years from colony to Kenyan independence, and came to England for the first time to study for A' levels. She travelled widely in Africa, America and Europe, before graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in Economics and Sociology. While still at university she submitted a short adult novel to several publishers, and it prompted a contract for a new ‘untitled novel’ from Anthony Blond. She never finished it (it’s still in her bottom drawer). Instead, she joined Penguin to edit economics textbooks, but within a few weeks was invited to work on the  children’s list, and realised she had found her true home.

Taken from http://www.egmont.co.uk/