Caroline Slade is a lyric-loving New Zealander who lives in London with her British husband and 15-month-old son. She is an award-winning creative copywriter with 15 years’ experience writing for design — creating voices, names and narratives for boutique brands and global household names. In 2020, she left her role as Director of Words at Design Bridge London to freelance and focus on her first love: storytelling. She has been selected for various creative writing courses including the visiting Iowa Writers' Workshop at Modern Letters (Victoria University of Wellington), and more recently, the Write Your Novel course at Curtis Brown Creative. She holds an honours degree in English Literature and a Master of Arts in English and Film Adaptation.