Rosie Rowell

Rosie Rowell started writing fiction after her children were born. She completed the MA in Creative Writing and Life Writing at Goldsmiths and has published two novels for young adults, both set in her native South Africa. Her first novel, Leopold Blue, won the Brandford Boase award in 2015.

She is currently working on a young adult novel set in London, a story about mental health, identity and love. Her research topic focusses on examples of children’s fiction that have represented mental health and ill-health; how literature can help children and young adults forge a deeper understanding of their internal reality and how this can support their mental health.