Kelly McKain
Kelly McKain read English at Nottingham University. In 1996 she gained a 3-year Marketing Fellowship with WPP Group where she worked as part of a team to produce a wide range of children’s material. She completed an MA in Writing for Children at King Alfred’s College, Winchester and her MA novel, SECRETS, LIES AND LEILA, gained a distinction and won first prize in the 2001 Scholastic-sponsored new writing competition.