Attie Lime

Attie’s poems have been widely published online and in print magazines and anthologies by publishers including Macmillan and Oxford University Press. Her debut solo collection, Blue Jelly and Strawberries (Otter-Barry Books), is included in the BookTrust Great Books Guide 2025 – 2026 and her second book, A Welly Full of Christmas (Tiny Tree Books), was featured in the Books for Topics 2025 Christmas Gift Guide. Attie’s third poetry collection for children will be published by Troika Books in autumn 2026.

Attie Lime grew up in the Northumberland countryside, where she spent a lot of time daydreaming in fields. She has worked as a primary school and a preschool teacher and now enjoys visiting schools and festivals as a poet with her poetry parrot, Marjorie. Favourite names she has been called include Mrs Poetry, Adventure Poet, and Alan.