First Day of My Life

Lisa Williamson is a bestselling and award-winning British author who was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and since graduating has worked as an actor on stage and TV. She started writing when temping in offices in between acting jobs, which eventually grew into a children's book. Her debut novel for young adults The Art of Being Normal was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the 2016 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction. Since then she has written a number of other novels and non-fiction books including All about Mia, Paper Avalanche, First Day of My Life and the Bigg School series. Williamson lives in London with her partner, step-kids and a blue whippet called Nelson.

Helen Keeley is an Audie award–nominated audiobook narrator, screen and stage actress. She is best known for her voices in AAA and BAFTA award–winning video games such as Baldur's Gate III and Horizon: Forbidden West as well as numerous animations. Helen has narrated more than 200 audiobooks, performed in London’s West End, toured the UK and Ireland, and has performed on screen in UK favourites such as Eastenders (BBC) and Emmerdale (ITV).