New Writing SouthWho we are
Board of Trustees
Anna McGrail
(Chair)
Anna McGrail is an award winning novelist & playwright. She runs a new media editorial consultancy and teaches creative writing at the University of Sussex.
Has been involved with with publishing for 30 years. He has been: President and CEO of International Thomson Publishing Services Group based in the US, Managing Director of the UK business and Sales & Marketing Director of Faber & Faber, and a Non Exec director of several businesses in the book world. Desmond is a past Chair of Southern Arts literature panel, Chair of the Poetry Book Society, Chair of Libri, the library campaign group and a member of the advisory board of Arête, the literary magazine edited by Craig Raine.
Richard Crane
Richard Crane is a writer, a former convenor of the MA in Dramatic Writing and the Post Grad Diploma in Creative Writing at the University of Sussex; former Literary Manager at the Royal National Theatre and Royal Court.
Carole Hayman
Carole Hayman 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.
Colin Hambrook is a consultant in arts & disability for the Arts Council. Previously, he has edited "Disability Now".
Mark is a writer and director of the Lewes Literature Live festival.
Sarah Huchings
Sarah studied drama at Warwick University and went on to become artistic director of Crowbar Theatre. Sarah worked at Waterstone’s Brighton as events organiser and in 2003 became the Children’s Literature Programmer at Brighton Festival. She is currently Marketing and Readership Manager at QueenSpark Books, Literature Events Manager at Jubilee Library and runs The Word Festival.
Andrew Marshall
Andrew Marshall 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
Robina Pelham Burn
Robina is an editor, specialising in translated fiction, children's literature and books on food. Since 2001 she has run the Stephen Spender Memorial Trust, whose activities include an annual poetry translation prize for children and adults.