Richard PickardRichard Pickard grew up in Hertfordshire and loved spending time by the sea where much of the inspiration for his stories has been found. Richard’s debut novel, The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy, won the inaugural Chairman’s Choice prize as part f the Times/Chicken House children’s fiction competition in 2019. His love of storytelling started at a young age, through a passion for literature but also for cinema. Read More Read Less