


Emily is a semi-mer which means when fully immersed in water she has a mermaid's tail but when she is on land she has human legs.

When Emily takes swimming lessons, she finds out something she did not know about herself. The Emily Windsnap series of children's novels features a 12-year-old girl who lives alone with her mother on a boat by the seaside. She has written Young Adult books suitable for older audiences (12+), such as Haunt me that addresses topics of suicide and depression. Her children's books are written at a level suitable for schoolchildren in grades 4 to 7. She is represented by the Felicity Bryan Literary Agency, and her books are published by Orion Children's Books. She did a brief interview with the BBC about creative writing. Liz was also a journalist working on local and regional newspapers in both York and Manchester. She has worked as a teacher, teaching English and Media Studies, and has also run Creative Writing courses. Liz Kessler studied English at Loughborough University, then did a teaching qualification at Keele University, and more recently did a Masters in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Liz Kessler grew up in Southport in the North West of England, and has lived in Manchester and Cheshire.
