Lucy is a Malaysian-Chinese and English children's author and award-winning journalist based in the UK.

Her debut picture book is due to publish in 2025 as the first in a two-book deal.

Lucy is passionate about increasing mixed race and British East and South East Asian (BESEA) representation in children's books and on UK bookshelves. Her stories are bursting with heart and spread a message of inclusivity and empathy through lovable characters that everyone can relate to.

She says: “Growing up mixed race in the UK, the stories that I read as a child didn’t reflect my family or my mixed heritage, but if they had, I wonder what kind of positive impact that could have had? 

“Representation in children’s books goes beyond being seen; it helps to create empathy, grow confidence and to know, in our hearts, that we truly belong. That’s something I’m working hard to ensure for future generations.”

In 2023, Lucy was awarded grant funding from Arts Council England to develop her creative practice in order to champion diversity in children’s books.  She is part of the Penguin UK WriteNow cohort 2022/23.

Lucy grew up in Oxfordshire and now lives in Henley-on-Thames with her husband, two children and a not-so-miniature schnauzer called Moose.