Laura Mucha

Laura Mucha is an ex-lawyer turned poet and Author-in-Residence in the Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge. Her work has won multiple awards and been featured on TV, radio and public transport, as well as in hospitals, hospices, prisons, books, magazines and newspapers around the world.

Her books have been described as 'fantastic' by the Daily Mail, 'brilliant' by the Telegraph, 'a must for every school' by The School Librarian, and ‘stunningly original’ by BookTrust. Richard Curtis described her debut book as ‘much better and more useful than my film’.

When not writing, Laura spends her time working with organisations such as The Royal Society of Medicine, the National Literacy Trust and UNICEF to try to improve the lives of children.

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