Ashley Thorpe

Ashley Thorpe

Middle Grade Author

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Available for

Workshop, Talk, Reading, Interview

Audiences

Age 7 to 11, Age 11 to 14

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Humour, Mythology

Book types

Fiction 8-13

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Hi, I'm Ashley. Based in Manchester and originally from Nottingham, I write middle grade fantasy adventure stories for the young and young at heart!

An alumni of Penguin Random House's Write Now scheme, my debut title The Boy to Beat the Gods published with Usborne in 2024, and my next standalone title publishes in August 2025. Being a history and mythology buff, my stories are often grounded in lore from my African and Caribbean heritage. 

Having worked in publishing and broadcast journalism for the entirety of my career, I'm an experienced public speaker and creative writing lead. I'll be offering engaging talks for KS2 to KS3 about my love of stories in all forms including manga, video games and TV; using history/lore to create something brand new; creative writing workshops, book readings and interviews. I can deliver both in-person and online events.

My agent is Alice Sutherland-Hawes, the founder of ASH Literary.

Books by Ashley Thorpe

9781805075639
The Boy to Beat the Gods

The Boy to Beat the Gods

Discover a fierce and fun story of one boy versus six gods, from a magical new voice in children's fiction... Kayode dreams of eating the forbidden fruit of the Orishas, so he can gain their power and stop those merciless beings who terrorise his people. So when a fruit mysteriously appears in his path after the Orishas snatch his sister, he leaps on it. Surging with new and difficult-to-control powers, he joins forces with a shapeshifting trickster god and a vengeful princess to save his sister and put an end to the mighty Orishas. But each has more fearful powers than the last - and Kayode's stolen half-god strength won't last for ever... 
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Keywords

ACTION ADVENTURE AFRICAN AUTHOR BLACK HISTORY CARIBBEAN FANTASY FOLKLORE HISTORY INTERVIEW KEY STAGE 2 KEY STAGE 3 KS2 KS3 LONDON MANCHESTER MIDDLE GRADE MYTHOLOGY NOTTINGHAM PRESENTATION PRIMARY TALKS TRAVEL WORKSHOP