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Clio Velentza is the author of the gothic novel The Piano Room (2021). Clio was born and lives in Athens, Greece. Her writing has frequently been published in anthologies and literary journals, most recently in Popshot Quarterly, in both English and her native Greek. Her short fiction has won se

Gill Darling is the author of Erringby, published by Fairlight Books in June 2021. Gill grew up in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and graduated from the University of York with a degree in Economics and Statistics. She currently lives in Manchester where she works as a chartered accountant i

Richard Smyth is a writer and critic. His historical novel The Woodcock was published by Fairlight Books in July 2021. Richard’s work has appeared in The Guardian, The New Statesman and The Times Literary Supplement, and he is the author of five books of non-fiction. In between b

Ziella Bryars is the author of How to Mend a Broken Heart (2021). Ziella Bryars is a writer and producer. She founded the new writing theatre show Love Bites in 2008.  She has wrote plays including Blind Date, True Love, A Room on Greek Street and Down in One. Her work has been

Alice Jolly is the author of A Saint in Swindon, published by Fairlight Books in April 2020. Alice is an established author and educator in creative writing at Oxford University. Her most recent novel Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile was published in 2018 by Unbound. It was runner up for the Rathbones Fo

Lynn Morrison is the author of the non-fiction titles How to Be Published and How to Market Your Book, both published by Fairlight Books on 1 August 2020. Lynn is a marketing veteran with a career spanning more than twenty years in both in-house and agency roles. She has held management roles in

Özgür Uyanık is the author of Conception, his debut novel, published by Fairlight Books in July 2020. Özgür is a writer and filmmaker whose family emigrated from Turkey to the UK in 1980. After graduating from the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he studied Communications and Imag

Ami Rao is the author of David and Ameena (2021) and Almost (2022). Ami is a British-American writer who was born in Calcutta, India and has lived and worked in New York City, London, Paris, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Ami has a BA in English Literature and Economics from Ohio Wesleyan Univers

Jac Shreeves-Lee is the author of the debut collection of short stories Broadwater, published by Fairlight Books on 3 September 2020. Jac was born and bred in Tottenham. She currently works as a clinical psychologist and magistrate. Her fiction pieces have been widely published in various anthol

Clare Reddaway is a Bath-based writer of short stories and plays. Her short stories have been widely published online and in anthologies, and she has won and been listed for many short story competitions, including the BBC National Short Story Awards and the Bridport Prize. Clare’s plays have been