Writing has always been Cate’s “thing”. She loved writing stories and essays at school and has always been a bit of a grammar geek. She thinks that’s why she loves languages – impressively, she speaks fluent French and Spanish, and some Italian and Portuguese! Cate has always written for a living, as a radio andContinue reading “Cate Green”
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Andy Ruffell
Although Andy had always wanted to be a writer, he didn’t have a serious go at it until he was 45. Being a writer was the only childhood dream that hadn’t been snuffed out by the realities of adult life. He was scared of trying to write a book and failing because that would haveContinue reading “Andy Ruffell”
Natalie Chandler
Natalie Chandler is the bestselling author of psychological suspense novels Believe Me Not and What We Did. When not writing, she loves dog walks, pub lunches and learning new languages while seeing the world. She divides her time between London and rural Lancashire, and shares her sofa with her husband and a collection of cockapoos.Continue reading “Natalie Chandler”
Alexandra Benedict
Despite wanting to be a writer since she was four years old, Alexandra took the scenic route, becoming an indie-rock singer, a composer for film and TV, an actor, and a university lecturer, before writing full time. She lives by the sea in Eastbourne with her husband, writer Guy Adams, their daughter Verity, and theirContinue reading “Alexandra Benedict”
Anna Britton
I live on the Isle of Wight with my husband and chronically clumsy Labrador. I love going on rambling walks and paddling about in my kayak. I’ve been writing for about ten years and I mentor other writers. I am an avid reader and have recently gotten a hammock that I spend a lot ofContinue reading “Anna Britton”
Alice Bell
My name is Alice Bell, aged 33 and ¾, and I started trying to write books when I was about 11. There followed 20 odd years of failure, during which I got a job writing about video games, got married, got divorced, moved several times and eventually ended up in Cork in Ireland, which isContinue reading “Alice Bell”
Kate Foster
Born in Kent, Kate moved to the Gold Coast in Australia a decade ago. She is now a mother to three sons, and adores dogs. A self-confessed expert at Mario Kart – especially Yoshi in the Turbo Blooper – Kate dreams of owning a retirement sanctuary for old dogs in the mountains. Now an internationallyContinue reading “Kate Foster”
Tom Mead
Tom Mead’s short fiction has appeared in publications ranging from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine to The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and his debut locked-room mystery novel Death and the Conjuror (Mysterious Press, 2022; Head of Zeus, 2023) was an international bestseller, and named one of the best mysteries of 2022 by Publishers Weekly.Continue reading “Tom Mead”
Samantha Baines
Samantha Baines is an award-winning comedian, actress, broadcaster and a bestselling author of non-fiction, and children’s fiction. She is a deaf activist and wears hearing aids, and often creates deaf protagonists, such as in Harriet Versus the Galaxy, and The Night the Moon Went Out. In 2023, she published Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness,Continue reading “Samantha Baines”
Alecia Gabrielle
Alecia Gabrielle is an American poet and member of the Mississippi Poetry Society. Having written poetry since she was 12 years old, Alecia’s debut collection Afterglow Effect was released in 2020 – a second edition was published earlier this year. In 2023, she released Man-Made Motion Sickness. She has new projects in the works, andContinue reading “Alecia Gabrielle”
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