Lauren James

Lauren James is the Carnegie-longlisted author of many young adult novels, including Last Seen Online, Green Rising, The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker, The Quiet at the End of the World and The Loneliest Girl n the Universe. She is an RLF Royal Fellow at Aston University and the story consultant on Netflix's Heartstopper (Seasons 2 and 3). Her books have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in seven languages. The Quiet at the End of the World was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and the STEAM Children's Book Award.

Lauren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, and a member of the Society of Author's Sustainability Committee. She is the editor of the Future Hopes anthology and works as a consultant on climate storytelling, with a focus on optimism and hope. She also runs a Queer Writers group in Coventry, where she lives.