Meet our authors
Authors of speculative fiction from across Britain and Ireland.
Science fiction author
Frasier Armitage
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Frasier has been longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Collection (A Stitch Between Worlds) and the Andromeda Award (Cage of Stars), and he’s a winner of the SciFidea Writing Contest (Cage of Stars).
Fantasy author
Ed Crocker
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Ed Crocker hails from Manchester. The first book of his epic fantasy Lightfall, was published earlier this year in North America. As a freelance book editor his clients include award-winning indie authors, Sunday Times bestselling writers & acclaimed small presses.
Romantasy & YA author
Rachel V Green
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Rachel was born in a busy city, then travelled the world from shanty towns to the big apple, and is now settled happily in green and friendly Herefordshire with her husband and two daughters.
Speculative fiction author
Simon Kewin
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Simon Kewin has written over 100 short stories and is also the author of the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy, cyberpunk thriller The Genehunter, “steampunk Gormenghast” saga Engn, the Triple Stars sci/fi trilogy and the Office of the Witchfinder General books, published by Elsewhen Press.
Fantasy author
LL MacRae
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I'm a British fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure. My books usually contain dragons, bucket-loads of magic, and are typically fun and hopeful. I’ve been a finalist and semi-finalist in SPFBO.
Fantasy author
Phil Parker
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Phil is an indie author, his stories use British folklore, portal fantasy and feature broken characters in need of redemption. There are elements of noir storytelling and snarky dialogue too.
Fantasy author
Patrick Samphire
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Patrick has worked as a teacher, an editor and publisher of physics journals, and a web designer. As well as writing, he works as a freelance editor and book cover designer. His first book for adults was Shadow of a Dead God.
Speculative fiction author
Nick Snape
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Nick's books feature everything from all out heart pounding, fast-paced action to thoughtful, character driven twists on the fantasy and sci-fi genres. Genetics to Artificial Intelligence, Artifice Dragons to Soul-Eating enemies, nothing is off the menu.
Speculative author
Phil Williams
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Phil Williams is an author of fantasy, horror and dystopian fiction, including the Blood Scouts epic military fantasies, the Ordshaw urban fantasy thrillers and the post-apocalyptic Estalia series. He also writes bestselling reference books to help foreign learners master English.
Fantasy author
Alex S Bradshaw
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Alex S. Bradshaw is a fantasy author of gritty, character-driven stories. He loves epic tales with unforgettable characters and whenever he's not writing he's probably reading, playing games, or daydreaming about dinosaurs (not necessarily in that order).
Grimdark fantasy author
Frank Dorrian
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Frank comes from Liverpool and writes character-driven stories set in unforgiving worlds. His work focuses on human nature, choice, consequence, and the greyer shades of morality.
Epic fantasy author
Tim Hardie
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My writing began as a hobby in my early twenties and has gradually grown into my second career. I write epic fantasy that will appeal to fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne and Robin Hobb.
Speculative fiction author
Damien Larkin
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Damien Larkin is an Irish science fiction and fantasy author. His novels Big Red and Blood Red Sand have been longlisted for BSFA awards. His latest novel Lizard Skin and Sharpened Steel was a SBFBO 10 semi-finalist.
Epic fantasy author
Steven McKinnon
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Steven McKinnon is an indie author living, eating and just about breathing in Glasgow. The first book in his Raincatcher's Ballad series was a finalist in 2018's SPFBO.
Comic fantasy
Derek Power
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I’m the author of Filthy Henry, an ongoing fantasy-comedy series blending Irish mythology with a healthy dose of comedy while being set in the modern-day Ireland.
Gaslamp fantasy author
Trudie Skies
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Trudie Skies is a non-binary British author based in North East England, though they have been living inside fantasy worlds ever since they discovered books, and they refuse to return to reality. The Thirteenth Hour was a SPFBO and BBNYA finalist.
Speculative fantasy author
HL Tinsley
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HL Tinsley is the pen name of professional blogger and creative writer Holly Tinsley. She is an author of Fantasy, Gothic Horror and Grimdark fiction and manages Spotlight Indie, a platform for the creative community.