Roger Stapenhill
Ian Hassall
Born in Sicily and writing in Italian, Steve Emmanuel first had success as a poet
when his work was anthologised in the 1970's. To many people this may be a surprise,
since he is more well known nowadays as a talented writer of epics with colourful
plots and settings in his native Sicily. But digging beneath the surface of style
the same man and writer can be seen in all of his work: poet and novelist, addressing
the eternal verities, and affirming -
Ray Hardy
Award winning author Ray Hardy has been publishing since 1995. His work ranges fAward winning author Ray Hardy has been publishing since 1995. His work ranges from detective stories and dark political thrillers to science fiction. You might detect the influence of H.G. Wells in his early work but increasingly he is developing a taut and thrilling style full of twists, that is uniquely his own.
Ian Hassall
Ian's poetry has received radio performances and publication in a number of literary
magazines including The Rialto, Outposts and Envoi. He is a long-
He is a prize winning
playwright and has had his work performed on stage at the Coventry Belgrade, Birmingham
Rep and Hereford Courtyard theatres.
Has tried most aspects of writing and as well as writing a couple of novels, one of which was short listed for a humorous novel award, and currently working (very slowly) on a third, has written a number of short stories, and dabbled at poetry (the rhyming kind). He did on one occasion unsuccessfully try writing a play. He has managed to get a few of his short stories and the occasional poem published but that has never been his main ambition.
He enjoys listening and reading to the work of others and gladly gives advice when
asked and runs a web-
Ray Hardy
Steve Emmanuel