Liz Kessler is a British author of a series of children's books, most notably a series about half mermaid called Emily Windsnap.

Biography

According to the biographical information provided by her publisher Orion Children's Books, as of May 2007, "Liz Kessler lives in Manchester. She has worked as a teacher and journalist, has an MA in Creative Writing, and now teaches on the Creative Writing course at Manchester University."

The biographical information with her 2004 release stated:

"Liz Kessler lives on a canal boat in rural Cheshire, England. She knew that her first book, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, wasn’t the end of the Emily’s story. She got the idea for the kraken from the name of an amusement park ride, then went on a snorkeling trip to Bermuda to fill in more details."

She did a brief interview with the BBC about creative writing. Her personal website is a shell.

Books By Liz Kessler

"The Tail of Emily Windsnap" (2003)
"Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep" (2004)
"Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist" (2006)

Kessler's next book "Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister", is due to be released by her publisher, Orion Children's Books, in January of 2008.

Her books are written at a level suitable for elementary school aged readers.