A. F. Steadman

Steadman was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, from 2005, attending on music and academic scholarships, followed by languages and law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 2017, and a master's degree in creative writing at Cambridge.

[1] In 2020, Steadman received a "seven-figure" three-book contract for a fantasy series about "bloodthirsty unicorns".

[1] This is believed to be the largest ever advance deal for a debut children's writer.

[4] In November 2022, it was announced that Simon & Schuster had acquired three more books from Steadman.

The fourth book in the series, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse, was published on 10 October 2024.

A. F. Steadman, Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, 8 December 2022