Beth Webb
Beth Webb is a British author of books for children and teenagers. She has written fifteen books, including the Star Dancer tetralogy, a fantasy series published by Macmillan, as well as the Fleabag Trilogy. She is also the co-founder of Books Beyond Words, and has illustrated more than twenty titles for adults with learning disabilities. She lives in Somerset, near Glastonbury Tor. Early life and education Webb started writing as a teenager, with her first story published in a magazine when she was fourteen years old. She studied sociology and psychology at university, and traveled around Europe for three years, at one point living in a houseboat in Amsterdam. After returning to the UK, she worked in London as a journalist and radio broadcaster, and later moved to Somerset, where she earned an MFA in creative writing from Bath Spa University. Career Illustrator Since founding Books Beyond Words with Sheila Hollins in 1989, Webb has illustrated more than 20 titles for the series, which features wordless picture stories covering difficult life events. As the artist for the book Getting On With Cancer (2002), Webb was closely involved in the development process, working with an editorial committee including advisers with learning