Ava Miller is a hugely respected historical fiction novelist. Under her other pen-names, Ava has been listed in a range of awards, from being nominated for the Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award, to twice being a finalist in the Romantic Novelists' Association Saga of the Year Award. She writes short fiction for magazines including My Weekly and the Sunday Express magazine, as well as articles for The History Quill, Writers & Artists and The Royal Literary Fund, and she mentors emerging writers for Curtis Brown Creative. Ava has a Masters in Writing, a PGCE in English and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, as well as having decades of experience as an author, teacher and examiner. She provides reader and writer services on her website beccanovelista.com. She lives by the sea in the east of England with her family.