A. F. Steadman
Annabel Steadman (born 1992), who writes as A. F. Steadman, is a British author.
Steadman was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, attending on music and academic scholarships followed by languages and law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and a master's degree in creative writing at Cambridge.[1]
In 2020, Steadman received a "seven-figure" three-book contract for a fantasy series about "bloodthirsty unicorns".[1] This is believed to be the largest ever advance deal for a debut children's writer.[1] In the same week film rights were acquired by Sony Pictures.[2]
In 2022, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, the first book in the Skandar series was published.[3] The Sunday Times called it an "engrossing tale".[4] In November 2022, it was announced that Simon & Schuster had acquired three more books from Steadman. This will bring the Skandar series to five books, plus one untitled novel. The second book in the series, Skandar and the Phantom Rider was published on 2 May 2023.[5]
Publications
- Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Simon & Schuster, 2022
- Skandar and the Phantom Rider, Simon and Schuster, 2023
References
- ^ a b c Flood, Alison (16 September 2020). "Story of 'bloodthirsty unicorns' brings debut author record publishing deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2020-09-14). "A.F. Steadman Fantasy Novel Series 'Skandar And The Unicorn Thief' Lands 7-Figure Book & Movie Deals With Simon & Schuster And Sony Pictures". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Armistead, Claire. "'Life is short, so you have to get on with it': AF Steadman on unicorns, leaving law and her record-breaking book deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ O’Connell, Alex (30 April 2022). "Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman review — riding the wave of British world-building". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "S&S soars with 3 more in Skandar series". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-12-20.