The Worst Witch
"The Worst Witch" () was first published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, who took the book on after it had been turned down by three other publishers.
Connie Willis
Willis's first published story was "The Secret of Santa Titicaca" in "Worlds of Fantasy", Winter 1970 (December). At least seven stories followed (1978–81) before her debut novel, "Water Witch" by Willis and Cynthia Felice, published by Ace Books in 1982. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts grant that year, she left her teaching job and became a full-time writer.