Ali Sparkes


Ali Sparkes is a British children's author.

Books

Her books include The Shapeshifter series of 6 books, Out of this World, Unleashed, a series of 6 books, Dark Summer, Frozen in Time, Wishful Thinking, Destination Earth, the Monster Makers series, and S.W.I.T.C.H. Her debut book The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox was nominated for the 2007 Bolton Children's Book Award. She has also won two Blue Peter Book Awards: "Book I Couldn't Put Down" and "Book Of The Year", for her book Frozen in Time.
Her 2015 novel Car-Jacked was a 2017 Red House Children's Book Award nominee.

Personal life

Sparkes is from Southampton and attended Bitterne Park School. She previously worked as a journalist for the Southern Daily Echo and for BBC Radio Solent.
In January 2012, Sparkes appeared as a contestant on the quiz show Eggheads in a team called The Incidentals, along with her parents, sister and family dentist. Sparkes won her head-to-head against C. J. de Mooi, securing her place in the final round, but her team ultimately lost.