Kate Saunders worked as an actress until she was twenty-five and then became a writer. She is the author of six novels for adults and has edited one collection of short stories. For children, she wrote the very successful BELFRY WITCHES series on which a major BBC TV series was based. As a journalist she has worked for the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Sunday Express. She can also be heard regularly on BBC Radio 4. She lives with her family (and three cats) in London.