Founder of the hugely successfulAuthorfyand Little Star Writing, Mel Taylor-Bessenthas made her career connecting readers to their favourite authors and encouraging children to write for pleasure. After gaining a Creative Writing degree, Mel launched her first business at the age of 22 and ran creative writing workshops forthousands ofchildren aged 6-12.As a result, shealsoarrangedhundreds ofauthor eventsandwitnessedfirst-handthepositiveimpact these interactions hadonher students.In 2017, shedecided to replicate this via online 'Author Masterclasses' on a website she created called Authorfy.com.Since then,Authorfyhas gone ontowin numerous awards,partnerwith the likes of World Book Day andBookTrust,andisused in classrooms all over the world. Now Mel is bringing her own writing to readers withThe ChristmasCarrolls, her debut fiction series.