Moira Buffini is one of the UK's leading scriptwriters. She has written acclaimed TV, films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Harlots, Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged. She co-chairs the board of trustees of Tonic, a charity which supports equality, diversity and inclusion across the performing arts . She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Songlight was her debut novel and was named YA Book of the Year across the national press. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Branford Boase. Moira lives in London.