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Jo is a G.P in inner-city Sheffield. She has worked in Malawi, Tasmania and an ex-mining town in Derbyshire.  Her stories have been widely published in literary magazines and anthologies, most recently Route's 'Book at Bedtime', and successful in competitions including Fish International and Brit Writers Award. For two years she wrote mini reviews of classic literature for 'The Reader'.

Brindley lives in Cumbria. He writes poetry, prose and drama. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and his comic monologues 'That's What Ya Get! Kowalski's Assertions' were published recently. He teaches Creative Writing at Cumbria University.

Roberta began her writing life as an historical novelist; her first published novel was a defence of bad King John. During the 1990s she spent most of her time studying for her BA, MA and PHD at the University of Nottingham, but she continued to develop her own writing, publishing poetry, reviews and short fiction in the small presses.

Nicky is the author of two novels, several novellas and many short stories. She grew up in Liverpool, studied Fine Art and worked as a painted finisher, designer/prop maker, a carer in an old people's home, and now works as a creative writing lecturer at the Open University.

Vivien is a writer of prose, drama and poetry, which she also performs in readings and collaborative events with musicians. Her prose work is in the form of short stories which explore the small rebellions in everyday life that sustain a sense of individuality, particularly in the lives of women.

Mandy worked many years as a teacher with all ages and abilities including special needs children (her favourite). An established poet, she now works freelance as a creative writing tutor and has run residential and day workshops across the country as well as working with many local groups.

Hilary writes short stories and plays. She has won a number of national writing competitions, including The Times Short Love Story Competition and the Wimbledon Book Festival Writing Challenge.

Fiona's work has won prizes in Scotland on Sunday, Woman's Own and Happenstance competitions, and featured in The Guardian newspaper, and on BBC Radio. She has published in translation in Brazil and Poland, and is writing her first novel, set in Brazil.

Frances's background involved information, research and working in specialist libraries. She spent time in Africa and the Middle East with the British Council where she acquired her taste for travel. She has played the piano, violin, oboe and bassoon and has always been interested in the possibilities of language and languages.

Bryan grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, received an MFA from the University of Maryland and PhD from the University of Denver, and now teaches creative writing at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand, where he won the 2007 Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Award in Creative Science Writing-Fiction.