Mark Stay is the author of the Witches of Woodville series from Simon & Schuster, and screenwriter of the 2023 Warner Bros. horror movie Unwelcome. Mark worked in bookselling and publishing for over 25 years and was co-presenter of the award-winning Bestseller Experiment podcast, which has inspired writers all over the world to finish and publish their books

Angela C Nurse is the author of the Rowan McFarlane Detective Mysteries and the DI Ravenscroft & Professor Laing Thrillers. Angela is also a Creative Writing Coach supporting authors to fulfil their writing aspirations.

Rupa Mahadevan is an award-winning author. She won the Joffe Book Prize in 2024. Her debut novel of THE GODDESS OF DEATH, a psychological thriller is out September 2025

G. B. Ralph is a Kiwi author of cosy mysteries and romantic comedies. He started writing in 2019 on the train to and from his day job but now spends his days documenting the increasingly implausible series of murders sweeping a small New Zealand town in The Milverton Mysteries, once described as “Agatha Christie, but make it gay.

Tania Scott writes mystery novels under the name T E Scott.  Her series set in the fictional Scottish town of Invergryff starts with Murder on the First Date and is now up to ten books.  She loves stories with strong characters and writes books that will make you think and give you a good laugh at the same time