Alice Oseman

Alice Oseman is an English author and illustrator of young adult fiction. She published her first novel, Solitaire, with HarperCollins in 2014. Her other novels include Radio Silence, I Was Born for This and Loveless.

She wrote and illustrated Heartstopper as a webcomic and graphic novel series from 2016 to 2026. Hachette Children's Group acquired the physical publishing rights to the first volumes in 2018. The story was adapted into a TV series (2022–2024) and a 2026 film.

Radio Silence won the Silver Inky Award in 2017. For the Heartstopper series she won a Children's and Family Emmy Award for writing in 2022. Her honors also include a British Book Award and three Goodreads Choice Awards.