Smyth, Amanda
Amanda Smyth is Irish-Trinidadian and was educated in England. Her first novel, Black Rock (Serpent’s Tail), won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger 2010, and was selected for Waterstones New […]
Sheppard, Hannah
Hannah Sheppard is a literary agent working across commercial fiction for children and adults. She worked in-house in editorial for a decade (at Pan Macmillan and Headline Publishing Group) which […]
Ross, Jacob
Jacob Ross has been hailed as ‘a writer of formidable technical range and emotional depth’. His novel Pynter Bender was published in September 2008 to much critical acclaim. It was shortlisted for the […]
Rahman, Aisha
Aisha Rahman previously worked in the editorial department at HarperCollins for several years. Before moving to London, she was a lecturer at a university in Pakistan, where she taught a range […]
O-J, Sally
Sally O-J (Orson-Jones) is a literary editor and writer’s mentor. She has been the first reader for award-winning novelist Sarah Waters on all her books and continues to work with […]
McIlwraith, Sheila
Sheila McIlwraith worked as a writers’ agent for many years, then as a commissioning editor with André Deutsch. Authors she has worked with include Julian Barnes, Sarah Dunant, Sally Cline, Patricia […]
McDowell, Lesley
Lesley McDowell is the author of three books of fiction and non-fiction. Her book Between the Sheets: Nine 20th Century Women Writers and their Famous Literary Partnerships was shortlisted for Scottish Book […]
Mahar, Alan
Alan Mahar is the former Publishing Director of Tindal Street Press, responsible for a prizewinning list of 70 titles of literary fiction that earned three Man Booker listings, two Orange, […]
Lascelles, Sue
Sue Lascelles has many years’ editorial experience and has worked for some of the UK’s leading publishing houses, including various imprints of the Hachette and Penguin Random House groups. In […]
Langan, Michael
Michael Langan is a writer, editor and teacher. He has facilitated writing workshops for over 20 years and was Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of Creative Writing at the University […]
Johnstone, Doug
Doug Johnstone is the author of fifteen novels, many of which have been bestsellers. The Space Between Us was chosen for BBC Two’s Between the Covers, while Black Hearts and The Big Chill were longlisted for the […]
Harrison, John
John Harrison is a freelance writer and traveller, and a lecturer specialising in adventure cruise travel in polar regions, Latin America and other remote areas. He writes travel books, history, short […]
