Elle McNicoll
, b. 1992
Elle McNicoll is a neurodivergent author originally from Scotland, now living in London. McNicoll holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Publishing: for her Master’s dissertation, she wrote about the lack of neurodivergent #ownvoices publishing. McNicoll’s debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was published in 2020 and features a young autistic character campaigning for a memorial to victims of witch trials in her hometown. A Kind of Spark was Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Year and was nominated for the Carnegie medal. Show Us Who You Are is McNicoll’s second novel to be published by Knights Of, a publisher dedicated to diversity in children’s publishing.
Sources:
Official Website (accessed: August 3, 2022).
Elle McNicoll at knigstof.media (accessed: August 3, 2022).
Bio prepared by Sarah Hardstaff, University of Cambridge / Independent Researcher, sarahlayzellhardstaff@gmail.com
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