Laura Ziepe

Laura Ziepe is an author currently living in Essex with her husband, Terry, and two dogs. From a very young age Laura was obsessed with reading, enjoying books by Judy Blume and those in the Point horror collection. Through Laura's passion for reading soon came her love for writing and attempting her own novels, even at the young age of eight. English was always her strongest subject at school and after her A Levels and taking a year out, Laura decided to study professional and creative writing at St Mary's University in Twickenham. She graduated in 2006 and worked for a media company and law firm before deciding to set up her own fashion business in 2009 (www.mycelebritydress.com). Through her business she was offered a part in The Only Way in Essex (series one), but decided the show wasn't for her. Instead she wrote her first novel, Essex Girls, inspired by the TV show and her summers working abroad in Greece when she was in her early twenties.