Lynne Hackles - A full-time writer, Lynne has written short stories for
nearly all of the UK and Australian women.s magazines. She has also been
placed in many prestigious writing competitions (Ian St James awards, Real
Writers, CWN Brian Moore). Her regular columns, My Writing Day and
Novel Ideas appear in . She is a tutor for a leadingWriting Magazine
correspondence school, teaches at Writers’ Holiday, Caerleon and has led
classes for the National Association of Writing Groups in Durham,
Worcester College and Birmingham University school of continuing studies.
www.lynnehackles.com
Annette Ecuyere Lee - with WordzworkWales supports authors, writers,
businesses and students with their writing on a daily basis, as well as teaching
writing workshops and running festivals - including this one and the Heart of
this summer. She has had articles and papers published including The Dragon
pieces in the Anthology and She has a PG DiplomaWhat Next? Writing Works.
in Creative Writing and Personal Development, a PGCE and a MA in
Entrepreneurial Management.
www.wordzworkwales.biz
Simone Mansell-Broome - a childhood scribbler who as an adult become obsessed - mostly poems, but some short stories. She has been commended and placed in various competitions & anthologies including , asLeaf Books well as magazines.Roundyhouse, Envoi, Carillon & The New Writer Simone has also won three competitions so far this year with Carillon, Leaf Books and the Winchester Writer.s Conference. She is also becoming well known as a performance poet and is this year entering the John Tripp Award.
Liz Whittaker - journalist, novelist and playwright. Her 'Dreamstealers' a trilogy was a Welsh Books Council selection for schools in 2005. As a one- time drama teacher and theatre director she has also worked with youth theatres, arts and drama festivals. She has featured as a speaker at Hay on Wye Literary Festival, as venue director for the National Shakespeare in Schools Festival, guest director at the North Devon Arts Festival and numerous events throughout Wales during the past several years a committed community worker in her home town of Cardigan.