Queen Mary, University of London

Elizabeth Cook is a poet, fiction writer, and librettist, interested in the ways in which the past is continually being…

Lottie Moggach has published three novels, which have been described as literary thrillers. Her debut Kiss Me First (Picador, 2013)…

Stephen Brown is a writer, translator and dramaturg. Stephen’s plays include Occupational Hazards (Hampstead Theatre, 2017), an adaptation of Rory…

Andrew Martin is a prolific author of novels and non-fiction books. Most of his fiction is in the historical crime…

Andrew Lycett is an author of non-fiction books, particularly biographies. He was educated at Oxford University, where he read Modern…

Lynn Knight is interested in the larger narratives behind ordinary lives, most particularly the lives of women. Her biography, Clarice…

Mark McCrum is a writer of non-fiction. He began his career as a travel writer, with well-received books about southern…

John Donnelly is a playwright. He works in theatre and more recently, television and film. His plays include The Pass…

Gavin Weightman is the author of more than 20 books including The Frozen Water Trade, Signor Marconi’s Magic Box and…

Alison Joseph is a London-based novelist and radio dramatist.  She is the author of a series of detective novels featuring…

Rosemary Bailey was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. She was an award-winning travel writer and journalist, and an experienced editor and…

Eleanor Updale writes fiction for readers of all ages. Her Montmorency series of historical novels has been published in several…

Selina Hastings is a literary biographer. She worked for 14 years as assistant literary editor on the Daily Telegraph and…

Kerry Lee Crabbe began his career in the theatre, directing plays by classic dramatists such as Chekhov, Ibsen, O’Casey and…

Curiosity about people and places inspires Jennifer Potter’s fiction and non-fiction, which she approaches with equal pleasure. Best known as…

Rahila Gupta is a freelance journalist and writer. Her latest book, a dramatic monologue, Don’t Wake Me: the ballad of…

Michelene Wandor is a playwright, poet, fiction writer and musician. She is the first woman playwright to have had a…

Peter Forbes is a science writer with a special interest in the relationship between art and science. He initially trained…

Ravinder Randhawa is a highly regarded writer of novels and short stories whose work has been translated into several languages.…

Jan Marsh is a biographer specialising in artists and writers. She has written extensively on the Pre-Raphaelite circle, including a…

Nicholas Murray is a freelance author based in the Welsh Marches. Born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool University where…

Martina Evans is a poet and novelist and the author of nine books of prose and poetry. Her first novel…

Rukhsana Ahmad has achieved distinction across several genres. Song for a Sanctuary, her first play, led to numerous commissions for…