Maurizio Ascari
Maurizio Ascari teaches English Literature at Bologna University. He has had many articles and books on English-language writers published, including Henry James and Katherine Mansfield, and his book, A Counter-History of Crime Fiction was short-listed …
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Wersha Bharadwa
Wersha Bharadwa is an award-nominated journalist with features published in The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, Glamour and Cosmopolitan. She was the first British Indian staff writer for Cosmopolitan magazine UK . She is the recipient of an A …
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Patricia Borlenghi
Patricia Borlenghi set up the Patrician Press at the end of 2012. She is the author of several children’s books including Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims, Dear Aunty and The Bloomsbury Nursery Treasury and has worked in publishing throughout he …
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Mark Brayley
Mark Brayley is a poet and novelist and graduated from Essex University with an MA in Creative Writing in 2010. Having performed poetry for many years, he has a range of styles but has a particular predilection for the work of the French writing group …
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Richard Brock
Richard Brock is a teacher with degrees in Religious Studies and Mysticism. He has led Religious Studies departments in three UK secondary schools over the last 15 years. He is widely travelled and pursues an interest in life-casting during his spare t …
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Margaret Corvid
Margaret is a poet, copywriter and journalist based in Plymouth, Devon. Her articles have been published widely online, including in the Guardian, the New Statesman, Cosmopolitan, and Narratively. Her poems have appeared in Red Wedge and as part of Won …
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Arturo Croci
Arturo Croci is a journalist and writer with a diploma in horticulture from Minoprio, Como. He studied philosophy at the University of Barcelona. His publications include I giardini di Lasha, A mar parà, Sulle orme di Livingstone (Ace International, Ve …
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Christine De Luca
Christine De Luca lives in Edinburgh. She writes in English and Shetlandic, her mother tongue. She was appointed Edinburgh’s Makar (poet laureate) for 2014-2017. Besides several children’s stories (in Shetlandic) and one novel, she has had seven poetry …
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Marianne Francis
Marianne Francis is the pseudonym of Patricia Borlenghi who has an MA in Creative Writing. She particularly enjoyed studying Oulipian Practice (OULIPO = Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, an informal group of French-speaking writers and mathematicians …
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Mike Fryer
Mike Fryer from Colchester is a Research Scientist at the University of Essex, specialising in imaging photosynthesis in leaves, vitamins and in medical writing. He is a brilliant artist, a one-time amateur pilot and has a life-long interest in astrono …
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Melanie Hughes
Melanie Hughes was brought up in Harrow and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She went on to act in theatre, television and films. She began writing for Ken Russell in the television series “Lady Chatterley” and then worked on further …
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Andrea Inglese
Andrea Inglese was born in Turin, Italy in 1967 and lives in Paris. His PhD is in Comparative Literature and he taught Contemporary Italian Literature at the University of Paris III. In 2003 he wrote an essay on the theory of the novel, L’eroe segreto. …
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Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson has worked in education throughout his career, completing his main career with the Further Education Unit, a government-supported think-tank where he had responsibility at different times for publications and research. He read English at …
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Anna Johnson, Editor
Anna Johnson is an editor, book artist and bag maker. After an English Degree, a PGCE and teaching in London secondary schools, she worked in children’s publishing, then took time out to have a family. She returned to academia to complete an MA in Book …
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Emma Kittle-Pey
Emma Kittle-Pey is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority and a PhD candidate at the University of Essex. She is the founder and curator of local community writing group, Colchester WriteNight, a tutor of Creative Writing at ACL Essex and is on the …
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Ilaria Locati
Ilaria Locati was born in Milan and graduated from the Brera Academy in Milan with a degree in sculpture. She has participated in many one-person and group shows in Italy and Germany, exhibiting works constantly referring to the importance of nature. S …
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Suzy Norman
Suzy Norman grew up in Monmouthshire then moved to London where she completed her MA at University College London. She is a freelance journalist, actor and fine artist. One of her paintings was on digital display at MOMA, New York in 2018. Her photogra …
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Dr Anthony Roberts
After obtaining his degree in English and Drama, Dr Anthony Roberts became a car park attendant. Eventually he ended up promoting bands and comedy. In 1991 he arrived in Colchester to take on the role of director at Colchester Arts Centre. In 2015 he w …
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Robert Ronsson
Robert Ronsson lives in the Severn Valley with his wife Valerie. Robert retired early from a career in financial services to start writing full-time. His first novel, No Mean Affair, was published in 2012. Robert is a film enthusiast and he and Valerie …
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Sara Elena Rossetti
Sara Elena Rossetti teaches English and translates works from English into Italian. She has collaborated on translations of poems by Christina Rossetti, including Goblin Market and The Prince’s Progress. She is also an actor and has worked on various t …
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Philip Terry
Philip Terry is the Director of the Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Essex. Among his books are the lipogrammatic novel The Book of Bachelors, the edited story collection Ovid Metamorphosed, a translation of Raymond Queneau’s last book …
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Laura Tosi and Peter Hunt
Laura Tosi is Professor of English Literature at Venice University, specialising in early modern drama and children’s literature. She has spent a lot of time in the UK and is still trying to understand the English. Peter Hunt is retired Professor of Ch …
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Valerio Varesi
Valerio Varesi was born in Turin. He became a journalist and is currently working at La Repubblica newspaper. He is the author of 16 crime novels starring Commissario Soneri. River of shadows was nominated for the prestigious Italian prize ‘Strega’ an …
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Elisa Marcella Webb
Elisa Marcella Webb created and managed the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Law at a top London School for eight years. She then took a gap year graduating with an MA in Creative Writing in 2013. She is currently a part-time Ph.D. student at Ki …
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Danielle Wrayton
Danielle Wrayton is a lecturer in Interactive Media and Games at Colchester Institute and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Essex. She is now studying for an MSC in Computer Games Design. She has had numerous poems published as a chi …
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