R. E. Loten

Born in Bradford, but grew up in Blackpool until going to university in Exeter at the age of 18. Ruth trained as a teacher in 2001, but gave it up in 2014 to write full time. Since then she has published a number of books for adults, including the popular Avonstow series and has been published in various anthologies. Ruth is also co-founder and director of the publishing company Castle Priory Press. In November 2021 Ruth was appointed Writer In Residence at Brightlingsea Lido. You can follow her online at reloten dot com, where you can also read her blog or you can find her on social media at lotenauthor.