Grace Dent is a witty, exciting and honest voice in the world of teenage fiction. Technically she's still grounded for dyeing her mother's best saucepan purple with Dylon while customizing denim hot pants in 1990, but she also works as a journalist for The Guardian as well Radio Times for whom she recently wrote the phenomenally popular Big Brother blog. Her funny and realistic Diary of a Chav novels have made her hugely popular and introduced the world to her larger-than-life heroine Shiraz Bailey Wood.

Fabulous Teen Queen Grace Facts

• 'Chav' isn't necessarily an insult in the Shiraz novels: Grace claims it stands for 'Charming, Hilarious, Articulate and Vibrant'. So there!
• Grace's column for The Guardian is called World of Lather and is all about soap operas
• She has also written for top women's magazines such as Glamour and Marie Claire
• Shiraz and sister Cava-Sue are both named after types of wine!
• Grace is married and lives in East London

Click here to read Grace's answers to Queen of Teen's exclusive Q&A

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