The Highwayman's Curse

Nicola Morgan knew when she left university that she wanted to be a writer. While working to achieve that ambition, she was also an English teacher, later specialising in literacy difficulties. Now, after writing numerous bestselling books for young children, Nicola is the author of critically acclaimed novels for older children and young adults. Her novels Fleshmarket and Sleepwalking both won Scottish Arts Council prizes, the latter winning the Scottish Children's Book of the Year. Nicola lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two daughters and an exceptionally intelligent dog – who gives her most of her ideas.

Piers Wehner trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and graduated in 2009. Since then he has been constantly working as an actor, whether on the stage or on the airwaves. He won the BBC Radio Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in 2009 and has since recorded numerous voice overs, radio plays and audiobooks.