Marcus Sedgwick

Marcus Sedgwick was a British author of Young Adult fiction. After careers in bookselling and the publishing industry, Sedgwick produced his first novel Floodland in 2000. Mining a rich seam of Gothic intrigue, the book set the tone for many of his following YA novels and scooped the Branford Boase Award. Amongst his subsequent, highly acclaimed Young Adult Novels are The Dark Horse, My Swordhand is Singing, Midwinterblood and Snowflake AZ. In 2009, Sedgwick embarked on The Raven Mysteries, a series for younger readers, the success of which led to another cycle of books for the same age group, called Elf Girl and Raven Boy. Sedgwick also penned the acclaimed Be the Change series of non-fiction books aimed at helping children and young adults address mental health issues.

Sedgwick passed away in November 2022 at the age of 54.