Louise
Allen
It’s all about real life stories
Louise Allen is an author, artist, illustrator, and foster carer. She is also the founder of Spark Sisterhood — a charity supporting girls leaving care — and a co-founder of Louise, a purpose-driven marketing agency that helps organisations working with children and young people tell their stories and grow their impact.
About Louise
Louise is the award-winning author behind the bestselling Thrown Away Children series. Her stories draw from the lived experiences of being part of a foster family. Her brand-new series, Slave Girls, continues her mission to share the real, often unheard stories of children and young people—with courage, honesty, and hope.
Through Spark Sisterhood, Louise is building a community where girls from care are met with friendship and essential life and employment skills, they are encouraged to believe in themselves and their futures. One of the charity’s most exciting projects is Care to Career, a two-week programme that offers girls jobs, apprenticeships and work experience by working with employers. The programme supports young women age 18–25. It’s about more than just finding a job, which they do, it’s about creating space for young women to thrive.
At the heart of everything Louise does is a belief in the power of real-life stories. Through the marketing agency, Louise., she helps founders, charities, and mission-led companies connect more deeply with their audiences through branding, content, and campaigns that are built with empathy and purpose. Whether it’s supporting a small charity or reshaping how we talk about foster care, Louise brings clarity, heart, and strategy to every project.
Having grown up in care and now fostering children herself, Louise understands the care system from the inside out, she has a unique 360˚ understanding. She is a respected and leading voice. Her work is now focused on changing the conversation around fostering in the UK by challenging the fear-led culture, the lack of collaboration between agencies, and the reliance on legislation to drive change. Instead, she’s advocating for honest dialogue, practical solutions, and a shared commitment to putting children and carers first.
Books
My books are rooted in what I know best—the care system. I blend real-life stories to educate and entertain my readers. I reveal the truth about being a foster carer: the blood, the sweat, the tears—and the humour, because sometimes laughing is better than crying. I share the stories of children and young people who, through no fault of their own, have ended up in care.
