Tim Collins is originally from Manchester, and now lives in London. He is the author of fourteen books including the award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Vampire: Because the Undead Have Feelings Too, which was nominated for the Redbridge Book Award, the Worcestershire Teen Book Award and the Northern Ireland Book Award, and won Manchester Fiction City. Other titles include Diary of a Wimpy Vampire: Prince of Dorkness and Adventures of a Wimpy Werewolf.