Category Archives: Author Q&A

Susan Hughes is a children’s picture book author with a background in primary and early years education – giving her all the right tools for her new career. Living in Derbyshire with her family, Susan is passionate about helping young children learn through reading, writing, and play. Her picture book Sprout’s Surprise was published inContinue reading “Susan Hughes”

Scottish-born Kate grew up running wild in the fields and woods of East Devon. Initially studying geology and oceanography at University, Kate went on to have a career as a Marine Scientist, before dipping her toes in the ocean (sorry) of writing. She has written a number of short stories which have been published inContinue reading “KM Kelly”

My namesake Victoria MacKenzie lives in Scotland, but has held residencies at a variety of places around within Scotland and around the world. She has been a Hawthornden Fellow in Scotland, held several residencies at Cove Park Artist’s Centre in Helensburgh, and held a two-month residence at Saari Manor in Finland. She gained a MLittContinue reading “Victoria MacKenzie”

Kiley Dunbar is a Scottish author – now living in England – who specialises in uplifting, feel-good romantic fiction. Her debut book, One Summer’s Night, was released in 2019 at the age of 40, and since then she has gone from strength to strength. With a focus on romantic stories, she also teaches creative writingContinue reading “Kiley Dunbar”

Rebecca L Marsh is an award-winning author of women’s fiction that deal with difficult subject choices, including family estrangement, adoption, and grief, but manage to stay the right side of hopeful. A member of the Paulding County Writer’s Guild, Rebecca has published 5 books as of 2023, winning the Chill With a Book Premier Reader’sContinue reading “Rebecca L Marsh”

Hertfordshire-based author T.J Ryan has been writing in many forms for several years, ranging from books to screenplays, to plays and film reviews. He graduated with a First Class in screenwriting in 2018, before going on to study at the National Film and Television School in 2022. As well as writing scripts, Ted has workedContinue reading “TJ Ryan”

AJ Aberford is a best-selling international crime author, best known for his Inspector George Zammit series. Inspector Zammit is a Maltese policeman who combats crime, corruption and terrorism in the southern Mediterranean. The inspiration for this character came from Malta itself, where AJ primarily resides. Prior to becoming an author, AJ had a varied career,Continue reading “AJ Aberford”

Born in London, Elizabeth Lee now lives in Warwickshire with her teenage children – a coincidence I found as in 1818, another woman named Elizabeth Lee lived there. It’s a small world. Her love of books stemmed from her love of reading as a child, where she spent most of her time with her noseContinue reading “Elizabeth Lee”

Prior to working as a writer, Candy worked as an NHS nurse, a career that has helped with the medical-related scenes in her crime novels. She is best known for her “Dr Callie Hughes Crime Scene Investigations” series. Her first in the series Dead Pretty was released in April 2020, and was followed by BodyContinue reading “Candy Denman”