Joanna Nadin author page

Joanna Nadin biography

Joanna Nadin is a British author known for her work in children’s and young adult fiction. She has written over 80 books, including the popular Rachel Riley series, which began with My So-Called Life: The Tragically Normal Diary of Rachel Riley, published by Oxford University Press in 2007. The series was shortlisted for the Queen of Teen Award in 2008.

Nadin’s other notable works include Penny Dreadful, published by Usborne, which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011. She has also written Joe All Alone, published by Little, Brown in 2015, which won the Bristol Teen Book Award and was adapted into a BAFTA-winning television series by the BBC.

In addition to her fiction, Nadin has written educational titles and contributed to anthologies. She has received multiple nominations for the Carnegie Medal. Before becoming a full-time writer, Nadin worked as a policy writer and speechwriter for the Prime Minister’s Office.

Her book Everybody Hurts, co-authored with Anthony McGowan, was published by Atom in 2018. Nadin’s work has been translated into several languages. In 2019, The Worst Class in the World was published by Bloomsbury, launching a new series for younger readers.

Joanna Nadin’s Joe All Alone won the 2015 Surrey Libraries’ Children’s Book Award.