Carolyn Ward

Carolyn Ward studied for an English degree in Wolverhampton before moving to Manchester, where she worked in retail jewellery for many years, rode horses around Manchester City’s training ground - and nearly fell in the river.

Now settled in South Staffordshire and mum to three, she writes middle grade and young adult horror.

Bella Bright and the Ghost Game is her debut novel. The sequel, Bella Bright and the Witch Tree, came out in August 2024.