Tash Bell

Tash Bell enjoyed a colourful career in the TV industry, working as a producer, presenter and writer. Then she got tired and moved to the country. Watching her three children - and their mob of mates - navigate the tender teenage years, Tash was inspired her to write her debut YA novel. The Swish tells the story of Kat, a 'charity shop Cinderella', who dares take on the haters, and make her own gown for the school ball. What she learned from writing Kat's story - and talking to teenagers about their sense of the world - prompted Tash to launch theswish.co.uk, a sustainable fashion initiative to get more young people upcycling and making their own clothes. Swish fashion upcycling workshops go into schools and youth charities, and appear at events and festivals across the UK. Tash wants to empower teenagers to feel creative, confident and ready to change their world - just like Kat! Prior to The Swish, Tash wrote Death on Daytime, a daft whodunnit set in the mad and murderous world of the media. (Looking back, it was clearly an act of self-therapy!)