Gemma was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and spent a happy childhood recording radio shows onto cassette tapes, writing lyrics for her fictional girl band Maybe? and making high fashion haute couture out of old Tesco bags (yep).

It was during this time that her dad set up an old telescope in her room, and a fascination with space began that would fill notebook upon notebook with half written, hastily scribbled stories about worlds made out of biscuits, aliens called Bob and homemade portal machines. 

Despite this idyllic East Midlands childhood, something bigger soon called, and after an eventful sojourn at the University of Lincoln, Gemma made her way to London.

It was here, whilst working as a writer in the advertising industry, she rediscovered her love for writing stories, and in 2017 finally realised her dream of becoming a published author.  

Gemma’s first book, Moondust, a teen sci fi thriller set on a lunar mine, was voted one of World Book Days top 25 Stories to Share, and her second, City of Rust, is published this spring.

 Despite being a complete layman, she still has an unwavering passion for space, and loves nothing more than sharing that passion through her stories and author events.

You can read more about her writing process here, and if you’d like to get in touch please see the contact page.