I spent most of my childhood in Stafford, making my sisters steal the neighbour’s strawberries and reading them the books that I wrote.

My sisters are quite tall now. They no longer do as I say and they’ve formed a strawberry-thieving union. But I’m still writing stories.

I studied English at the University of Bristol. Then I swore I’d never go into marketing and promptly got myself a sales & marketing job..

I spent most of my twenties working as a copywriter. I’ve been lucky enough to write for Microsoft, The National Trust and Jack Wolfskin.

Today, I live in the Cotswolds with my husband and our geriatric cat. I work as a children’s author and a freelance copywriter.

Approved bio

Francesca Gibbons worked as a copywriter at a marketing agency before leaving to focus on her career as a children’s author. The Shadow Moth is her debut novel. It was inspired by the gardens she visited as a child, and her love of folklore and monsters. It is the first book in the Clock of Stars trilogy.