Emily Benet

Emily Benet is a London-based author who has Welsh and Spanish parents. She moved between London and Barcelona in her childhood.

Writing career
Benet has written three notable books, Shopgirl Diaries, Spray Painted Bananas, and "#PleaseRetweet". Spray Painted Bananas was republished in September 2014 by Harper Impulse, an imprint of Harper Collins and renamed the Temp. #PleaseRetweet is her latest book, published in August 2015.

She lists herself as a Wattpad sensation after her book received over one million hits, which led to her signing with a literary agent: MBA. She has a two-book deal with Harper Impulse.

ShopGirl Diaries
Her debut novel, Shopgirl diaries, began as a blog about working in her parents' chandelier shop and was commissioned as a book by Salt Publishing. It was also made into a short film starring Blake Harrison from the Inbetweeners, Katy Wix and Annette Badland. The short film was selected for The London Short Film Festival in January 2014.