The Waiting Game

Sheila Bugler grew up in the west of Ireland. After studying Psychology at University College Galway, she left Ireland and worked in Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland and Argentina before finally settling in London, where she lives with her husband Sean, and their children, Luke and Ruby. In 2008, she was one of four writers to be offered a place on the Arts Council-funded Apprenticeships in Fiction programme – a mentoring scheme designed to nurture emerging writers in the UK and Ireland. When not writing, Sheila works as an online editor and writer and is also a regular contributor to the writing magazine Words With Jam.

Zara lives in the heart of the Cotswolds with her two teenage children, husband and six chickens. She has been a professional actress for 21 years and also writes children’s stories and songs. Her television credits include Grandpa in my Pocket, The Canterville Ghost and Doctors. Her extensive audiobook credits include Peter Boland's Charity Shop Detective Agency series, as well as The Chronicles of St Mary's series and The Time Police series – both by Jodi Taylor.