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Jane
Bidder
trained
as a journalist and has written for most
national newspapers and magazines. She has
also written hundreds of short stories for
women's magazines; six non-fiction books;
two series of children's non-fiction
books; and three novels (under her pen
name Sophie King). Jane's novels are
published by Hodder & Stoughton and
include the best-seller THE SCHOOL RUN,
which was number one in The Bookseller's
Heatseekers list. Jane
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Brian
Innes
has been involved in every aspect of
publishing for over half a century. He
spent seven years as a magazine journalist
on and off Fleet Street, followed by two
years as art director for the Hamlyn
Group. Subsequently, he was for three
years art director for partworks at BPC
Publishing, before leaving to become, for
16 years, creative director and deputy
chairman of Orbis Publishing. After this,
for two-three years, he was a director of
Mirror Publishing, before becoming an
independent consultant to the Brown
Reference Group. Brian
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Non-fiction Wendy
Robertson
has
been a published full-time author for 20
years , (20 published novels and counting;
various published short stories, newspaper
and magazine articles), whose first career
was as teacher and senior lecturer.
Amongst other things Wendy runs many
creative writing workshops and
courses. Wendy
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Other Nick
Inman
has
written, edited or contributed to over 50
non-fiction books for more than 15
publishers over the last 20 years. During
the 1990s he was a senior editor for
Dorling Kindersley responsible for the
origination of high-spec illustrated
travel guides. He now lives in France with
his Spanish wife and their daughter and
son. He works as a writer (mainly of
travel guides to Spain) photographer and
translator. Taking advantage of the print
on demand revolution, he has recently gone
into publishing himself (see
www.mimbellebooks.com).
His latest books are Politipedia and The
Optimist's Handbook. For more details of
his work see his website: www.nickinman.com Nick
is happy to critique the following
genres: Non-fiction Denis
MacEoin
first
graduated with an M.A. in English from
Trinity College, Dublin, followed by a
second degree in Persian, Arabic, and
Islamic Studies from Edinburgh and a PhD
in Persian/Islamic Studies from Cambridge
(King¹s College). Denis
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Non-fiction Paul
Bennett
- I have had four novels published to date
- The 'Shannon' series of crime thrillers.
In order, these books are: Due Diligence,
Collateral Damage, False Profits and The
Money Race. The main theme of these books,
if you can't guess from the titles, is
fraud. Paul
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Non-fiction Scripts Lucy
McCarraher
- Author of novel 'Blood and Water' and
self-help 'Book of Balanced Living'.
Expert in work-life balance; previously tv
script-writer and editor, journalist,
researcher, presenter, theatre critic and
publisher. Also specialises in women's
fiction. Lucy
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Non-fiction Dean
Wilkinson
is
an English comedy writer (ghostwriter,
novelist and scriptwriter) who has enjoyed
(and still is enjoying) a long and
successful career writing for many many
British telly shows. Dean has two BAFTA
awards to his credit. Dean
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Scripts Tanya
Jones
grew up mainly in England, with a year in
the United States, and read English at
King's College, Cambridge. Since then she
has studied medieval monasticism and law
and worked in charity fundraising and P.R.
in London, as a solicitor in the north of
England and as a teacher of English in
Italy and Ireland. She is the author of
four comic crime novels, three set in
Yorkshire and one in Tuscany and two books
about chess, one each for adults and for
children. Tanya and her husband Martin
have three sons and now live in County
Fermanagh where they run a small business
selling books and green/fair trade
products. She is a voracious reader at all
hours of the day and night except those
spent cycling, when she has to make do
with audio books and lots of Bob
Dylan. Books: Tanya
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Other Non-fiction Kenn
Griffiths,
author of The Private Eyes Handbook, The
Essential Survival Guide, The Spy Master`s
Handbook, articles/short stories in
magazines, radio drama `Im older than
that`. Contributor to BBC Radio Stoke, TV
appearances on GMTV BBC ITV, Featured on
Channel 4`s Danger Incoming Attack, BBC
Radio 4. Member of the Association of
British Investigators, Qualified Social
Worker, independent investigative social
worker writing for journals and associated
magazines. International investigative
freelance journalism Kenn
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Fiction Clare
Sudbery
has been writing for eight years, during
which time she has published one novel
(The Dying of Delight), several articles
and short stories and worked as a
technical author. She is interested in
non-fiction which is inspiring, accessible
and informative, and fiction which is
moving, imaginative and truthful. When
editing or critiquing the work of others,
her aim is always to help strengthen the
author's voice and showcase their talents,
a process which she finds intensely
satisfying. She comes from a long line of
writers of both fiction and non-fiction
(her mother is a children's novelist, her
father a published theoretical physicist).
She straddles both arts and science, as a
novel-writing maths and philosophy
graduate who gave up a ten-year software
engineering career to become a full time
writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
She has extensive teaching and editing
experience, and is currently negotiating
the publication of her second novel. Clare
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Other Non-fiction Mark
Daniel
is a bestselling thriller writer, but he
is also the author of many novelisations
ranging from Ghostbusters and Count
Duckula to a breakthrough Jack the Ripper,
successful young adult novels, books of
children's verse, comic fantasy (as Mark
F. Parker) and belles lettres including an
edition of Gilbert White and French
Letters, a humorous work of etymology. His
novels set in the world of horseracing
were published worldwide to widespread
critical acclaim -"a dazzling insider's
view of the sport... The characters and
the ambience ring absolutely true, with
some of the most exciting and realistic
race-scenes ever penned… pacey,
authentic and genuinely exciting." A
Cambridge graduate, he has also written
many millions of words in Opinions columns
and features, and, as an accomplished cook
and former restaurant chef, was for many
years the crusading food correspondent for
Country Illustrated and The
Western Morning News and now for
The Liberal, had a monthly racing
column in Odds On and has written
travel for House and Garden and
others. He speaks French and Italian
fluently and lists travel, cant and slang,
natural history, country sports, racing,
surfing, travel, high life and low life
amongst his passions. Mark
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Scripts Other Non-fiction Anna
Paterson
- After degrees in medicine and medical
sciences from Lund (Sweden) and London,
I've spent my professional life as a
medical academic, mostly in the United
Kingdom. Anna
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Scripts
Non-fiction Sam
Smith
- Editor of The Journal (once 'of
Contemporary Anglo-Scandinavian Poetry'),
publisher of Original Plus books, he is
also proud to be Poetry Editor of The
Select Six (BeWrite Books). Born Blackpool
1946, now living in Maryport, Cumbria,
freelance writer, editor/reviewer for 3
publishers, his last day job was as an
amusement arcade cashier; but he has also
been a psychiatric nurse, residential
social worker, milkman, plumber,
laboratory analyst, groundsman, sailor,
computer operator, scaffolder, gardener,
painter & decorator........ working at
anything, in fact, which has paid the
rent, enabled him to raise his three
daughters and which didn't get too much in
the way of his writing. He now has several
poetry collections and novels to his
name. Novels: Poetry
Collections: Sam
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Other Julia
Bohanna
- Freelance journalist and short story
writer. Winner of the 'Woman and Home'
Short Story Competition 2006 (in
conjunction with Harper Collins).
Shortlisted for the 2005 Asham Awards,
runner-up in the 2003 Good Housekeeping
Competition and winner of the Sunday
Telegraph’s Travel Writing
Competition and runner-up in the 2007
Guardian/Virgin Trains Competition.
Articles include
‘Whistleblowers’, ‘Wolves
in Romania’ and ‘Homedads’.
I have been published in Mslexia and The
Sunday Times. I range from frothy to
solemn. Animal conservation, particularly
wolves, a speciality. I also currently
work as a life coach for a Finnish writer
and I am writing a novel. Julia
is happy to critique the following
genres: Fiction Non-fiction Scripts Other John
Priest
I
am a published author of children's books
which are used as part of the school
curriculum in the UK and also world-wide.
Titles of these books are Naughty Nigel
Runs Away! Tom's Birthday Treat and Answer
The Phone Fiona. Publishers - Ginn &
Co., and Heinemann. John
is happy to critique the following
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