Clare Weze writes for both adults and children, and is the award-winning author of The Lightning Catcher, The Storm Swimmer, Rollo’s Choice, The Violet Sea Snail and a co-author in Happy Here

Up Above the City comes out in October 2025! 

Books had a huge effect on her as a child, and her aim is to recreate that sense of discovery in her readers. Writing for children means that she can take her ideas to their ultimate, wildest conclusions. Her scientific background expands her imagination further still, and keeps her creations believable. 

Clare grew up in London and Yorkshire and has British and Nigerian* heritage.

* Weze is pronounced way-zay

“This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things”

–THE BOOKSELLER

“An intelligent, highly charged, imaginative novel where science and fiction mesh and fizz extraordinarily to create a weird and wonderful adventure”

– CANDID COCOA

CLARE’S BOOKS

 

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