Annemarie began writing for children after struggling to find books for her daughter that featured main characters who reflected the diversity of children in our world. A former primary school teacher, Annemarie’s love for storytelling led her to study acting. This autumn she will play the roles of King Duncan, Lady Macduff and the Doctor in a multirole performance of Macbeth at the Chiswick Playhouse Theatre in London.  Annemarie was awarded the 2021 SCBWI/BIPOC writer’s scholarship.  A Londoner, born to Ghanaian parents, Annemarie now lives in the Swedish forest with her young daughter, husband and two adopted cats.