ABOUT POLLY

Polly grew up on the Suffolk coast, and now lives in the heart of Norfolk with her husband and son, her ancient rescue cat, Dali, and her scruffy lurcher, Nell. Polly is passionate about nature, and her writing is very much inspired by the local landscape.

After a whirlwind of a year which saw Polly receive writing scholarships from both Curtis Brown Creative and The University of East Anglia’s MA in Creative Writing, she went on to be runner up in the Bridport Prize’s Peggy Chapman Andrews Award for a First Novel.

Polly’s debut novel, The Illustrated Child, was snapped up by HarperCollins HQ in the UK in a 48 hour pre-empt, and a few days later by HarperCollins Park Row Books in North America.

Her first novel for young adults, This Tale is Forbidden, came out in January, and her next novel for adults, The House of Fever, will be out in August.