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Liz Berry

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Liz Berry is the pen name for the British artist Shirley Pountney. Liz published a range of loved young adult books in the 1980's and 1990's. A few titles have been republished since the 2000's, but many are now very difficult to get hold of. From Goodreads.com: Liz Berry was born and lives in London. She worked in offices, magazines, politics and for a well-known examination body, before becoming a careers guidance advisor, helping young people plan their futures and finding employment opportunities for them. Then, for twenty-two years, she was Head of Art in an East London Comprehensive school. At the same time she started and ran the East London Gallery for four years. Liz Berry is an artist in oils and mixed media. She also makes experimental embroidered textiles. She exhibits her work mainly in London and southeast England and sells her paintings through Gallery 41.