Our Authors

Alice Barker

When Alice Barker was 12 months old, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a condition that meant she would never walk and would have to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. She spent most of her younger years unsure of her place in the world, until she was fourteen and saw James Cameron’s Avatar for the first time….


Amybeth Williamson

From Brisbane, Australia, Amybeth has been writing since she was a child. There were so many stories bubbling in her head they needed to go on paper! She loves connecting big ideas with simple storytelling. In the future, she would love to write a story about the alternate world of our shadows….


Graham Cawser

Graham is a children’s writer & illustrator based in Burton on Trent. His early years were spent wandering through the fields and woods and this gave him imagination lots of inspiration and time to develop on it’s own. With interests in Ancient History, Mythology and Folklore it wasn’t long before he started writing and illustrating his own stories…


Kate Simkins

Kate Simkins is a soon-to-be published author who has been working with Big Thinking Publishing for the last 6 months. The Mysterious Life & Times of Bug is due for publication April 2025.

Please follow this link to her website to find out more about her journey with Big Thinking Publishing.

Kate’s Website


Rollin Jewett

Rollin lives in Holly Springs, NC, USA. He’s been writing since high school. As an avid reader from a young age with an active imagination it was only natural for him to want to try my hand at creating my own stories….


Steve Dixon

Father of four girls and proud Grandad (Grumps) to four grandchildren all under four, Steve has been writing properly since lockdown. He found it was great way to express thoughts onto a page instead of letting them fester in his brain…