About the Author

Claire worked in marketing for over twenty years, until stumbling across Black Tudors: The Untold story inspired her to want to bring the too often hidden stories of Black British history to life for the next generation. She is passionate about the need for more stories highlighting people of African descent throughout British history and advocating for diverse representation in children's literature. Her debut children's book Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief won the Ink Book Prize 2024 and was highly commended in the Selfies book awards 2025.

She has spoken on panels at We Out Here festival, been interviewed by TFL for their Conversations in the Cloud and featured on the History Roadshow, Can Art Save Us and Race to the Top podcasts. This summer she’ll be running events at the Big Malarky Festival in Hull, Southwark’s Festival of Words, Cantebury Children’s Literary Festival and featuring in panels for Portsmouth ComiCon. She regularly goes into primary schools to run assemblies and workshops for year 4-6 bringing time travel and Black British history to life.

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