John Barrett Lee is a writer from Pembrokeshire, now based in Ho Chi Minh City, where he has lived for many years with his Welsh-Vietnamese family. He is Head of English as an Additional Language at the British International School. He studied Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan, wher
Read MoreTeo Eve is a half-British, half-Italian writer and secondary school English teacher with experience teaching abroad. A poet who plays with language, Teo is the author of the experimental poetry collections The Ox House and I Imagine An Image, both published by Penteract Press. Contrasting their abst
Read MoreOriginally from Glasgow, Jennifer Harvey now lives in a small coastal town in Denmark. She is the author of three novels and her short fiction has been published widely in literary journals and anthologies. When not writing, she can be found walking with her dog on the beach. Q: What is
Read MoreAn award-winning Irish poet, Gary Allen was born in Ballymena, left college, travelled and worked throughout mainland Europe, settling in Holland for some years before returning home. He has published twenty collections across Ireland, the UK and the USA. He has also been published in several int
Read MoreAna de Andrada was born in Rio de Janeiro and lived in Germany, Pakistan and Brazil as a child. After graduating in English and History of Art from UCL, she worked as a journalist, teacher and translator before devoting herself to writing fiction. She lives in Berkshire with her husband. Her debu
Read MoreWayne Exton is a 44-year-old writer and father of three, based in Staffordshire. He has worked in the voluntary sector for over two decades, supporting people through homelessness, youth work, mental health, and addiction recovery – experiences that quietly shape the emotional heart of his fiction
Read MoreEmma Penruddock is a short story author, whose stories have been shortlisted and longlisted for a number of short story competitions. She lives with her quite grown-up children in a deserted cottage just outside the garrison town of Youghal, County Cork. A short Q&A with Emma Penruddock can
Read MoreJasper Cairns is an amateur short-story author based in the East Midlands who very much enjoys bananas. Though he also has been known to eat oranges and apples, bananas would definitely be his favourite. He also makes short films. Q: If you could travel back in time, which of the great
Read MoreLinda Scotto is from New York, New York. Some of the places her work has previously appeared in are Oyez Review, Redivider and Bayou Magazine. She is currently at work on her first fiction novel. Q: If you could travel back in time, which of the great writers would you like to meet an
Read MoreAthena Gaga, MSc (Dist), MA, BEng, is the author of Mehen, the Oracle and the Time Movers (2019) and Iliad Shattered (2022). She lives in Greece with her son, a young adult with special needs, and her parents. A short Q&A with Athena Gaga can be read below: Q: Is there a book that you keep
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