Anna McGrail - Chair
Anna is an award winning novelist & playwright. She runs a new media editorial consultancy and teaches creative writing at the University of Sussex.
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Clare Christian
Clare Christian has worked in publishing for many years and after developing and managing successful lists for a range of companies including Pearson, Hodder and Orion she set up her own independent publishing company, The Friday Project. TFP specialised in scouting new talent from the Internet and published both fiction and non-fiction titles. Clare won the British Council/London Bookfair award for UK Young Publisher of the Year in 2007 and sold The Friday Project to HarperCollins in 2008. She is currently developing a non-fiction list for a large trade publisher.
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Carole Hayman
Carole is a successful writer of novels, film scripts, TV and radio drama. In addition she works as a broadcaster, film producer and journalist.
She was an Associate Director of The Royal Court and an award winning actress before turning to writing. |
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Colin Hambrook
Colin is a consultant in arts & disability for Arts Council England. Previously, he edited Disability Now. |
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Shane Henderson
Shane has almost 25 years of working experience in the financial services industry - he continues to research the perfect crime by reading crime fiction. |
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Mark C. Hewitt
Mark C. Hewitt is a writer, performer, collaborative artist and producer/director of live literature events.
He is co-director of Blank Productions and Artistic Director of Lewes Live Lit. He is an experienced project manager/ programmer and literature consultant for a range of clients. |
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Stella Kanu
Stella has over 10 years senior experience in the arts, public, voluntary sector coupled with a successful track record of business development and creative programming within the cultural sector. Previous clients include Harlem Stage (New York) Dance UK, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Cardboard Citizens Theatre Company and Southampton City Council. Stella also runs a successful coaching and mentoring practice for artists, creative professionals, emerging and established cultural managers. In 2008 Stella was awarded the Powerbrokers International Leadership Fellowship from Arts Council England and Cultural Leadership Programme
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Andrew G. Marshall
Andrew is a playwright, author and journalist. Performed plays include Coming Around Again, Ladies That Walk and Walking Out. He regularly writes for the Times, Mail, Woman & Home and Family Circle. His recent book: I Love you but I'm not in Love with you is published by Bloomsbury. |
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Elaine Steel
Elaine Steel is an agent representing writers and directors in film, television, theatre, radio as well as book writers. Before becoming an agent she practised as a solicitor and was General Secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
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Ed Wood
Ed is the Editor of Waterstones Books Quarterly and co-author of 100 Must-Read American Novels, published by A&C Black. He has written about books for The Independent on Sunday, Time Out and The Financial Times.
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