About Tamsin
Tamsin Winter is a multi-award-winning author who writes fresh, funny and heartfelt fiction for readers aged 10+. Tamsin grew up in a Northamptonshire village where she spent her childhood reading books and writing stories. She studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and worked as an English teacher for many years.
Tamsin's debut novel Being Miss Nobody won multiple awards including the Awesome Book Award, the Brilliant Book Award, and the Leicester Teen Fiction Book of the Year. Tamsin's second novel, Jemima Small Versus the Universe was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Girl (in Real Life), described as "a must have" by the Press Association, won the Booklings Award. Bad Influence was shortlisted for lots of awards including the Spellbinding Award and the Reading Rampage Award 2024.
Tamsin's latest book I Dare You explores the lure of online fame and the disastrous consequences of social media challenges, and was chosen as YA Book of the Month by The Observer. It recently won the Peters Books Teen Book of the Year 2026 and has been shortlisted for the Spark! Book Award, the Phoenix Book Award, the FAB Book Award and the Girls' Day School Trust Book of the Year Award 2026.
Tamsin lives in rural Leicestershire with her son and their cat. She is currently working on a brand new series for tweens.
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WHY I LOVE TELLING STORIES...
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Ever since I was a little girl, I've always loved writing stories and poems. One of my earliest memories is sitting at my grandfather's old typewriter (yes, typewriter! Google it) bashing the keys with my clumsy fingers, trying (and failing) to write without making any mistakes. Computers make writing stories a lot easier, believe me.
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I love reading books because they are like little bits of paper magic. They can take you places far away, make you laugh, make you cry, make you scared, make you love and hate the world, and ultimately teach you to believe in happy endings, or at least stop you watching too much TV, which is sort of the same thing.
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Reading books was enormously important to me growing up. I read about all the important stuff adults never talked to me about. I learnt about the difficult things in life, but I learnt about the awesome stuff too.
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I hope you enjoy reading my books, and that somewhere inside the pages you feel something, if not exactly magic, then something real. Because that's what my stories are about.
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"Tamsin Winter gives a fresh and smart take on teen life."
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"Tamsin Winter is bitingly astute on the lure of social media and the dynamics of friendship."
SOME RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME...
I love cats. So much so that there are always cats in my books. Possibly too many.
I have a Sphynx Cat called Barnaby who likes to perch on my shoulder while I'm writing.
I have lived in different parts of the world, including South-East Asia and the Middle East. Now I live in Leicestershire which is nice but a bit cold.
My favourite sea creature is the octopus. Some people think they are weird. I think their weirdness is what makes them awesome and beautiful.
