Tanya Turner

I studied English at Nottingham University as a mature student. Having gained a degree, I found freelance work with magazines. Having stories, articles and copywriting published gave me the confidence to continue developing my ideas for fiction.

WOOD Taller, Older, Wiser is the result of one of those ideas: A breathing partnership between a boy and a tree. What sort of boy would that be? A socially reluctant one. What sort of tree? An honest Oak.

I like the rhythm of words, intriguing names and phrases, humour and dialogue. WOOD is aimed at children in middle grade (9-12) but isn't restricted to childhood. Trees grow alongside us all our lives. It’s easy to take them for granted. Patrick Wood doesn’t.