Guests of Honour & Special Guests

Internationally acclaimed author Suniti Namjoshi is an important figure in contemporary literature in English. A writer of fables, poetry, satirical fiction, children’s fictions, she has published over 30 titles in India, Australia, Canada and Britain. Born in Mumbai in 1941, she first wrote and published in India, then moved to Canada, and then to a small seaside village in the south-west of England with writer, Gillian Hanscombe. She was recently made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her books include Feminist Fables, Goja, Suki and Aesop the Fox from Spinifex.

Vincent Chong is a freelance illustrator and designer from the UK, specializing in the horror, fantasy and sci-fi genres. From a young age, Vincent loved to draw and never seriously considered anything other than a career in art, so he feels very lucky to have been able to do this as a job for the last 20 years. During this time he has had the privilege of illustrating the works of incredible authors such as Stephen King, and has collaborated with clients around the world on projects ranging from book illustration to concept art for film and TV projects. He also co-created and illustrated a children’s picture book, The Girl Who Builds Monsters. Vincent has won a World Fantasy Award and multiple British Fantasy Awards for ‘Best Artist’. Check out his work at www.vincentchong-art.co.uk and you can follow him on Instagram or Facebook @vincentchongart.

Sarah Pinborough is a New York Times bestselling and Sunday Times Number one and Internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published nearly thirty novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash hit Netflix limited series and INSOMNIA which she adapted herself for Paramount+, Other books currently in development that she is adapting include The Death House, 13 Minutes and A Matter of Blood. Her next novel, WE LIVE HERE NOW, is out in the summer of 2025. She lives in the historic Buckinghamshire market town of Stony Stratford with her dog Ted.