Meet our authors

Clare Best decided when she was six that she wanted to be a writer. Along the way she worked as a fine bookbinder, a bookseller and an editor.

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Ali Bacon's work marries her interests in fiction and early photography. She now lives in Bristol where she writes and performs her work at live events. read more →

Avril Joy is an award-winning short story writer, novelist and occasional poet. read more →

Lindsay Parnell was born on a marine base in Jacksonville and grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia. Linen Press will publish her debut novel, Dogwood, in March 2015. read more →

Lynn Michell has published 13 books including an illustrated writing scheme for schools, a book about ME, and two books published by The Women’s Press. read more →

I can’t remember a time I wasn’t scribbling down random lines, but I do remember the first time I completed a story. read more →

I have made my living as a writer since my son was born and I moved to France, to a battered old millhouse to the north of Paris. read more →

Kerry McPhail adores writing and is often found in the cafés of her native Portsmouth avidly typing on her laptop. Her first book was published by Linen Press. read more →

UK-born, Nigerian writer Olukemi Amala lives in Scotland. She defines herself as a critical thinker and writer who occupies a space on the margins of life. read more →

Juliet Bates is both writer and artist. Her debut novel, The Missing, was short-listed for the Paris Prize for Fiction. She lives in France. read more →