Newnham College, University of Cambridge

Claudine Toutoungi is an award-winning playwright and poet. Her first collection Smoothie (Carcanet, 2017) received warm reviews and was followed…

Zoë Howe’s books span the worlds of music, culture and the occult. A strong advocate for women and cultural figures…

Christopher Moncrieff is a European poet, linguist and literary translator from French, German and Romanian. His numerous translations, including novels…

Lizzie Collingham is a historian interested in linking the minutiae of daily life to the broad sweep of historical processes.…

John Greening is a poet, critic and editor who has spent much of his life teaching adults and young people…

Salley Vickers has worked as a teacher for children with special needs, a university teacher of literature, an adult education…

Christina Koning is a novelist and short-story writer. She has worked as a travel writer and book reviewer for the…

Deborah Chancellor is a writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction. To date, she has written nearly 100 books for a variety…

Joanne Limburg began her writing life as a poet, winning an Eric Gregory award for her poetry in 1998. Her…

Jean McNeil is originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, but has lived in London since 1991. She is the author of…

Anne Rooney writes fiction for children, and non-fiction for children and adults. She has published more than 150 books. She…

Michelle Spring is a novelist whose crime thrillers combine psychological insight with forensic interest in contemporary social issues. Her first…

Tobias Hill was born in London. His first collection of poetry, Year of the Dog, won an Eric Gregory award.…

Lesley Grant-Adamson is an acclaimed novelist, short-story writer and teacher of creative writing. She was a journalist who gave up…

Richard Burns is a poet. With 15 poetry books and half a dozen prizes and awards, his work has been…