Hayley Long (born 1971) is an English author of adult and teen fiction. She studied English at Aberystwyth University [1] before travelling abroad and then working in London and Cardiff as an English teacher. Hayley now teaches English at Paston College in Norfolk.[2]
She began writing while living in Wales and had her first novels published by Welsh publishers Parthian and Accent Press.[3]
She now writes for Pan Macmillan and is the author of the new teen fiction series, Lottie Biggs which has been translated into Greek, Danish, Norwegian and French.[4]
Lottie Biggs is Not Mad (July 2009) is the story of a fifteen year old girl from Cardiff who discovers that she '...has a mental disturbance of a reasonably significant nature. In 2010, this was awarded the White Raven label for outstanding children's literature by the International Youth Library.[5] This was followed in May 2010 with Lottie Biggs is Not Desperate which tracks Lottie's increasingly hilarious attempts ...to have intimate knowledge with Gareth Stingecombe's personal regions- despite the fact that he just wants to play rugby. 'Lottie Biggs is Not Desperate' was longlisted for the Young Minds Book Award 2010.[6] The final book in this trilogy is 'Lottie Biggs is Not Tragic' which was released in August 2011. She is represented by Pollinger Literary Agency.
Novels
Fire and Water (2004, Parthian)
Kilburn Hoodoo (2006, Parthian)
Vinyl Demand (2008, Accent Press) for the Quick Reads series
Lottie Biggs is Not Mad (2009 Pan Macmillan)
Lottie Biggs is Not Desperate (2010 Pan Macmillan) Lottie Biggs is Not Tragic (2011 Pan Macmillan)
Articles / Short stories
Even the Rain is Different (2005, Honno)
Bit on the Side (2007, Parthian)
Regular contributions to CFUK magazine, Planet Magazine and The Raconteur.
Other Published Work
The Library of Wales Education Resource Pack (2006, Parthian)