Maria is a folk singer and songwriter from the UK. Her main interest in music lies in the storytelling aspect of song. She’s inspired by strange characters, playful plotlines and the sound of words. Most recently she released her Lo-fi debut album titled ‘Lullaby Demos’, which explores the importance of stories and myth-weaving in the…

Amy Trevaskus is a writer with a wicked imagination that has captured the hearts and minds of both children and adults alike. She is currently developing a number of comedy projects with Fudge Park as well as Bristol-related projects that have garnered both plaudits and interest of numerous production companies internationally. She manages to straddle…

In 2014, Jak gained a Master’s degree in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, England. Restless: A Novella, was written on that course, and went on to be longlisted for Undiscovered Voices, 2016 (prior to publishing) under its working title, The Silence of Secrets. Restless was published in 2017 by Agnes Jak Press,…

Kylie Fitzpatrick is the author of four novels, published in eleven languages. She has Masters and Doctoral degrees in Creative Writing and, until 2019, was a tutor and lecturer on the world-leading Creative Writing Degree and MA courses at Bath Spa University. Kylie is a commissioning editor at Archetype Books and a literary consultant for…

Marnie Riches grew up on a rough estate in north Manchester. Exchanging the spires of nearby Strangeways prison for those of Cambridge University, she gained a Masters in Modern & Medieval German & Dutch. She has been a punk, a trainee rock star, a high-level professional fundraiser and low-rent property developer. Her five best-selling George…

Described in The Irish Times as ‘one of our foremost writers for young people‘, Sheena Wilkinson has published eight young adult novels, both contemporary and historical. She has won many awards, including the overall Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year in 2013 for Grounded. In 2012 Sheena was granted a Major Award from the…

Chay is a London-based freelance writer and creator. They hold a BA in Film & Television at the University of Falmouth specialising in screenwriting and gender & sexuality. As well as running writing events in London they have had many essays published in anthologies and their debut novella nominated for an award.

Peter Benson has published eleven novels, both in the UK and in translation. His prize-winning debut, The Levels, was published in 1987, and won The Guardian Fiction Prize and the Authors’ Club First Novel Award, and his second book, A Lesser Dependency, won the Encore Award.  The Other Occupant, his third novel and winner of The Somerset…