Melinda Salisbury

Melinda Salisbury is the four-time Carnegie Medal-nominated author of the SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER series, the STATE OF SORROW duology, bestselling YA horror novel HOLD BACK THE TIDE, non-fiction title, THE WAY BACK ALMANAC and her latest, Persephone origin story HER DARK WINGS.

Her books have been published in 14 countries to date and have been shortlisted for numerous national and international awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and the Edgar Awards in the United States. Melinda lives by the sea in the south of England and is a keen amateur wildlife photographer.