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Abiola Bello is a Nigerian-British, prize-winning, bestselling children’s/YA author who was born and raised in London. Abiola is an advocate for diversity in books for young people. She has written ten books for younger fiction, middle-grade and YA. Her YA books are LOVE IN WINTER WONDERLAND, ONLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS and THE LOVE DARE. Abiola’s books have been number 1 bestsellers, Waterstones Children’s Books of the Month, featured in The Guardian’s Children’s & Teens Best New Novels and more. Abiola is the co-founder of the award-winning indie press Hashtag Press and one of the UK’s leading book prizes The Diverse Book Awards.
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Panel Information – How to write winning rom-coms for a YA Audience
Join bestselling author Abiola Bello (Love in Winter Wonderland/Only for the Holidays/ The Love Dare) as she shares her top tips on writing the best swoony scenes, building tension, executing popular troupes and creating characters to fall in love with