Rebekah Curtis
Rebekah writes hopeful middle-grade fiction with an interest in mental wellbeing. Prior to graduating from the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University with distinction, she covered international crises as a journalist, having trained at national newspapers. Prone to finding silver linings, she loves crafting accessible verse and prose to sow hope for young people in an often-challenging world. A former translator who adores words, she reads dictionaries for fun when she’s sure nobody is looking. Following years living on narrowboats to explore the wilds of London, she now wanders West Country woods collecting metaphors for mindful stories. She writes among her treasured cats at her family home in Bristol.
The Beast of Wilder Moor
Upper MG Historical time slip
Ever since her lighthouse-keeper grandad died at sea, thirteen-year-old Una struggles to speak because she counts words to keep family safe. Dreading her poetry performance at school, she needs more than ever to lose lying, tongue-tying Nerve, the invisible girl who makes Una count everything compulsively in fives.
Exasperated by everyone saying “Don’t lose your nerve”, Una vows to do just that. But, crossing wilderness to return Nerve to the island where she appeared, Una encounters her grandad's own invisible friend – the legendary Beast of Wilder Moor. Through a new friend from poetry club, Una learns this fierce big cat, like Nerve, can only be tamed with compassion and understanding.
You can contact Rebekah via her email.