University of Essex

Louise Millar is an acclaimed crime author. She has published four psychological thrillers in ten countries, and three short stories.…

Kate Worsley’s first novel She Rises (Bloomsbury, 2013) is a transgressive seafaring adventure set in 1740s Harwich and has been…

Gillian Richmond is a television, stage and radio dramatist who grew up on army bases around the world. The Last…

Jim Kelly was born in 1957, and is the son of a Scotland Yard detective. His first crime mystery The…

Sue Teddern’s many radio dramas include Cooking in a Bedsitter, five series of soloparentpals.com, In Mates, Sad Girl and The…

Clare Pollard was born in Bolton in 1978. Her first collection of poetry The Heavy-Petting Zoo (Bloodaxe, 1998) was written…

Vincent has written widely for radio. His output includes: an original play, The Serang, for Radio 4; two commissions for…

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

Martyn Waites was born and brought up in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Before becoming a writer he was an actor. He has…

Gillian McClure writes and illustrates for children aged three to seven years, specialising in high-quality picture books. Her first book…

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

Neil Rollinson is a prize-winning poet and story writer. He is the recipient of a Cholmondeley award for poetry and…

Yvonne Coppard was a secondary-school teacher for some years and then a child-protection adviser, cramming her writing career into whatever…