Michelle Harrison (writer)

Michelle Marie Harrison (born 21 December 1979) is a British writer whose debut novel, The Thirteen Treasures, won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize[1] and has been sold for translation in 17 countries.

Her fourth novel and first book for young adults is Unrest, a ghost story published by Simon & Schuster in 2012.

Harrison was born and raised in Grays, Essex, England.

After studying illustration at Staffordshire University, Harrison worked as a barmaid, in an art gallery, as a children's bookseller, and as an assistant editor for a children's book publisher.

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