CHRIS PENHALL

Chris Penhall writes uplifting stories in gorgeous places and won the 2019 Choc-Lit Search for a Star competition, sponsored by Your Cat Magazine, for her debut novel, The House That Alice Built.

Having found her writing mojo, she has now written six books and is working on another one.

Chris is an author and freelance radio and podcast producer.

She also has her own occasional podcast - The Talking to My Friends About Book Podcast in which she chats to her friends about books. Good title! 

As well as this, she runs a monthly buddy writing meet up in a local cafe with fellow author, Lizzie Chantree to encourage people to write.

She has helped make radio programmes for many years, mostly at BBC Essex, and many, many, many, many years ago at BBC Radio One and Radio Four, was an Associate Producer for the Richard and Judy Book Club Podcast with Jibba Jabba Pods for 9 years and has also interviewed authors at Essex Book Festival events.

A lover of books, music and cats, she is also an enthusiastic salsa and tap dancer, a keen cook, and loves to travel. She is never happier than when she is gazing at the sea. 