by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
A writer for over forty years, John Pilkington was born in Lancashire and worked at many jobs including laboratory assistant, farm worker, weaver, shipping clerk, picture frame-maker and cabaret musician before finding his true vocations. He has written plays for...
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Rona Halsall is the #1 best selling author of twisty psychological thrillers and loves to create mayhem in her characters’ lives to keep her readers guessing. She recently moved to Snowdonia, North Wales and lives halfway up a mountain with her three dogs....
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Caroline Finnerty is an Irish author of heart-wrenching family dramas and has compiled a non-fiction charity anthology. She has been shortlisted for several short-story awards and lives in County Kildare with her husband and four young children. Caroline is published...
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Tom Bale was born in Brighton in 1966. He left school at eighteen and worked a number of jobs before starting a career in the insurance industry. He managed a claims office in Yorkshire for five years before returning to Sussex for a far more rewarding – and...
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Alison Stockham’s debut novel, The Cuckoo Sister, was a top 10 bestseller and was also longlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. She comes from a background in film and television production, working in film dramas and then TV documentary production for the BBC...
