Philip Wilson   

Philip lives and teaches in Colchester and has been widely published in magazines including: Magma, The Wolf, Rialto, Seam & Smiths Knoll & Chimera Magazine. His first collection `Blessed But Not Broken By The Fall`
Is available from Ninth Arrondissement Press. He is translation editor for
Arc Publications & Chimera Magazine.

Anne Welsh 
                                                            
Anne Welsh lives in Romford, she read English at St Andrews and Information Science at Aberystwyth. She is currently a full time NHS Librarian, a Visiting Lecturer at UCL`s School of Library, Archive and Information Studies and a part-time postgrad Creative Writing student at Newcastle University. Her work has appeared in a range of online and print journals including Agenda Broadcast, English and Poetry Scotland and she is working on her first collection.   

Ken Champion  

A widely published poet whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in the UK and US. He has three collections published with Tall Lighthouse, ( African Time, Cameo Poly & But Black & White Is Better ) His fiction has been published in Bellevue Literary Review, Chimera and other literary journals. He also co-hosts More Poetry at London Bridge. His poems can be found at The Poetry Library and at www.kenchampion.co.uk.

Baden Prince 

A Poetry entrepreneur who creates a big presence on stage. He is the organiser of east London`s SPEAKEASY and the Tall Lighthouse Consultant for Education and Workshop programmes. Baden has recently been working as Writer in Residence with the London Borough of Havering`s Library service.
His collection The Shadow Dancer is published by Tall Lighthouse.   

Julie Anne Gilligan                                   

Born in London; lives in Essex. Writing poetry since 2003. May 2009 completed Advanced Creative Writing as final part of Open University BA (Honours) degree. Currently working on two collections of self-illustrated poetry.

Poetry published in: First Class: Early Works of the Nearly Famous (2007) an anthology by a group of OU students; Wikidwords online showcase; ‘Bubbling Spring’ magazine; also local ‘Contact’ magazine. Has read at several local poetry events.

Mike Harwood                                                                 

Mike Harwood taught Creative Writing at the University of Essex. Two of his plays have been produced by Colchester Theatre Group, he has appeared in a Poetry in Practise Performance event at the Essex Book Festival and his first collection of poems Words Count has just been reprinted.