Chris writes books for young people about the sea, danger and the wonder of magic and stories. 

He spent years working in whale and dolphin conservation and a lot of time surfing before enrolling on the Bath Spa MA in Writing for Young People. His books have been published in several countries and have been nominated or shortlisted for numerous awards (Carnegie medal, Branford Boase, Sakura Award (Japan), Iris Award( Europe) Andersen Award (Italy).

Chris has appeared at festivals including Hay, Bath Children’s Literature Festival and Mare di Libri (Sea of Books) in Italy and has written blogs/features for the Guardian and Bustle.com. on YA issues.

He is represented by Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates and published by Zephyr, an imprint of Head of Zeus, part of Bloomsbury Plc and Harper Collins.

He lives near Bath, with his wife and daughter.