Hello there!

My name is Sebastian Goymour, and I grew up (and still live) in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Since leaving school in 2009, I have mostly worked in retail. While this may not sound terribly exciting, it has taught me a lot about people, particularly children. I have learned how precious imagination can be and how, when used correctly, it can transport you to the most amazing places.

As a child, books were always my passion until around the age of 13, when my interests shifted away from books and more toward TV shows and video games. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, but years later, as I entered my thirties, I felt something was missing in my life – something that had been tucked away in the back of my childlike mind for a long time: books! More specifically, children's books.

After a seventeen-year hiatus, I returned to where I left off as a teenager, except this time as an adult, I decided to write my own stories instead of just reading them. After all, my dad was a natural storyteller, some of his ghost stories are published!

I come from a large, busy family with nine siblings in total. Through all the laughter, chaos, ups, and downs, I learned early on how powerful emotions can be. This is something I strive to explore in my writing.

My first book, The Moodybread Man, is a fantasy adventure for children aged 8 to 13. Although it has a strong connection to gingerbread, it's not about the traditional gingerbread man you're probably thinking of! Instead, it introduces a whole other world filled with moody, marvellous, and maybe even magical biscuit-type characters. Tucked into the crumbs of this story are big ideas about the choices we make, the responsibilities we carry, and how our emotions shape our journey through life.

When I'm not writing, I enjoy making memories with my partner and our three children, two little ones and a teenage stepdaughter. We love soaking up life's big and small adventures together.

I’m endlessly curious about new ideas and exploring the unknown, and I believe stories are the best way I can do that. So, whether you're here for a nibble of a tale or a full slice of fairytale-inspired fantasy, welcome!

Let's see where imagination takes us.