Leila Rasheed Author & Illustrator

Having survived an earthquake, house fire and being bombed all before the age of 11, Leila Rasheed moved from Libya back to the UK. Leila has worked for a children's literacy charity and as a bookseller, and writes books for children and teenagers. She also runs Megaphone, a new writer development scheme for writers of colour, who want to write their first novel for children.