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Sian Radford is an author, content creator and former teacher. Her TikTok channel, @moonandrue, has an audience of 1.1 million followers. In 2024, her baby-led weaning cook book published and has been a bestseller across the TikTok shop. My Little Drummer is her first book for children, exploring her own experience of ADHD, as well as drawing on the experiences of her family who have lots of different ways of interacting with the world.

Ros Roberts writes poetry and middle-grade fiction.

Ruth Redford is a freelance editor and author based in Norfolk. She studied English Literature and History of Art at university and her first ever job was at Ladybird Books. She couldn’t believe that writing stories and making books for children could actually be a career! She has since worked with several publishers, including: Dorling Kindersley Books, Macmillan Children’s Books, Thames and Hudson Children’s Books, Random House Children’s Books, David Fickling Books and many more.

Mike Rampton is the author of There’s No Such Thing As A Silly Question (Nosy Crow, 2024) as well as several exciting books coming soon that he hasn’t quite finished yet. He also writes for various newspapers and magazines, usually about loud music or how tired he is. He lives in Cambridge and has been bitten by a striking number of animals.

John Robb is bassist and singer for postpunk dark energy mainstays the Membranes. A bestselling author, presenter, journalist, DJ, publisher, model and talking head, he also founded the music and culture website Louder Than Words. He was chosen by Noel Gallagher to do the exclusive Definitely Maybe 30th-anniversary interview.

Lucy Roth is the pseudonym for author Lucy Nichol – a writer with a love of flawed characters and tales from the darker side of life. She has a passion for mental health awareness, music and nostalgia. Her first work of fiction, a dark comedy called The Twenty Seven Club, explores music fandom, mental health and media sensationalism. Her second novel, Parklife (the sequel to The Twenty Seven Club), delves into addiction, recovery, friendship and hope, and is set against a backdrop of Northern life and 90s Brit Pop. Lucy’s third novel, a feminist comedy entitled No Worries If Not! was published in summer 2023 by Harper North.