Who is Alice Oseman?

Alice May Oseman (born 16 October 1994) is an English author of young adult fiction and Alice goes by they/them pronouns. They secured their first publishing
deal at 17, and had their first novel Solitaire published in 2014.
Their novels focus on contemporary teenage life in the UK and have received several awards – Inky Awards and United By Pop Awards. Oseman was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up in a village near Rochester with their younger brother, William,
and attended Rochester Grammar School. They graduated with a bachelor of arts in English literature from Durham University in 2016.

What other books Alice Oseman did

• Loveless
• Radio silence
• Solitare
• Nick and Charlie
• This winter
• I was born for this

Why did they write it?

Alice say in an interview as a queer person, it's just what I enjoy writing about. Secondly, I really like taking
characters through queer discovery in a joyful way. To be honest, I haven't thought about it too much, I just like writing about queerness!
It's difficult to say. I think here in the UK, the teenage experience of being queer in school can really vary. I think some teens have a much better experience
than the characters in Heartstopper, whereas others might really be able to relate to what Charlie has gone through, for example. I do believe things
have improved even since I started writing Heartstopper, but definitely since I was in school myself. There's still a lot of homophobia, transphobia,
and bullying out there though, so I'm sure some people will relate.