title: Christie Barlow
text: # Christie Barlow
  
  Christie Barlow is a British author of women's fiction.
  
  ## Education
  
  Barlow grew up in Northwich, Cheshire where she attended Weaverham High School and Sir John Deane's College.
  
  ## Work
  
  Barlow self-published her first novel A Year in the Life of a Playground Mother in June 2014. This reached number one in the UK and USA on the Amazon Kindle chart.
  
  In 2015, she secured a publishing contract with publisher Bookouture to republish her two existing titles and three new books. In 2016, she secured a contract with HarperCollins.
  
  She is an ambassador for the charity The Zuri Project Uganda.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Barlow lives in Staffordshire with her four children whom she credits as her inspiration.
  
  