Julie Mayhew's debut novel, RED INK, was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal and short-listed for the 2014 Branford Boase Award.She originally trained as a journalist, then as an actress, and started writing because she wanted there to be more brilliant roles for girls. Her plays have been performed in London and Edinburgh and on BBC Radio 4. Julie is founder of www.berkowriters.co.uk and host of short story cabaret The Berko Speakeasy. And she is also quite good at ice skating. www.juliemayhew.co.uk @juliemayhew
