Author One-Liners

Susan Abulhawa
Author of ‘Mornings in Jenin’ and the upcoming ‘The Blue Between Sky and Water’ and founder of the children’s organisation Playgrounds for Palestine.

Lulwah Al Mansouri
Novelist, poet and participant in the IPAF Nadwa, author of the award-winning ‘We Came from the Mountain’s Rib’.

Antony Beevor
Highly-regarded and popular historian, author of ‘Stalingrad’, ‘The Second World War’ and ‘Ardennes 1944: Hitler’s Last Gamble’.

Lauren Child
Author and illustrator known for ‘Charlie and Lola’, ‘Clarice Bean’, ‘Ruby Redfort’ and ‘The New Small Person’.

Gillian Clarke
Welsh poet, playwright, editor and writer of ‘A Recipe for Water’; appointed National Poet of Wales in 2008.

Judy Finnigan
Best known as one half of Richard & Judy, her first novel was ‘Eloise’ and her upcoming novel is ‘I Do Not Sleep’.

Matt Haig
Bestselling writer of ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ and ‘The Last Family in England’ whose books for adults and children have been translated into nearly 30 languages.

Lucy Hawking
Creator of the George Greenby series that brings complex sciences to the attention of a young audience.

Curtis Jobling
Illustrator, animator and author best known for ‘Bob the Builder’, the ‘Wereworld’ series and ‘Frankenstein’s Cat’.

Kate Lord Brown
Author of the acclaimed historical novels ‘The Beauty Chorus’, ‘The Perfume Garden’ and upcoming ‘The House of Dreams’.

Richard Madeley
Best-known as one half of Richard & Judy, he is also the author of novels ‘Some Day I’ll Find You’ and ‘The Way You Look Tonight’.

Jonathan Meres
Actor and award-winning author of children’s books including the ‘World of Norm’ series and teen novels.