Emily Benet is a

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-based author who has Welsh and Spanish parents. She moved between London and

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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

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from ''

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'', Katy Wix and Annette Badland. The short film was selected for The London Short Film Festival in January 2014.

References

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