Welcome to the official website for bestselling children’s author, Mel Taylor-Bessent
Here you can learn about The Christmas Carrolls, Race to Imagination Island, Riley Wright is Always Wrong, and Battle Master (co-written with Jennifer Bell), plus watch videos and download free resources, request a school visit, and contact Mel with any other questions you have.
Click a book cover below to view more information, free resources, videos and more on each series
Write for Fun with Mel Taylor-Bessent on YouTube!
Check out Mel’s YouTube channel for free writing challenges, games, story starters and prompts that help make writing ridiculously fun!
Events & Workshops
Did you know before Mel became an author, she ran creative writing workshops across the UK and Europe, and taught thousands of children aged 6-12 for nearly a decade? Click the link below to find out how you can request an author visit or creative writing workshop with Mel.