Irfan Master
Irfan Master is the critically acclaimed author of Out of Heart, which was longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal for Children and the UKLA Book Award 2018. His first novel, A Beautiful Lie, was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award for debut authors and was featured on the USBBY Outstanding International Book Honour List. He has made numerous contributions to published anthologies including a short story for A Change Is Gonna Come (2017), an award-winning anthology of short stories and poetry for young adults written by authors from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Of Gujarati heritage, Irfan is based in south-east London.