I’m Mira Tosheva, a Bulgarian-born writer and poet whose work delves into what it means to be human – how we navigate our own personal stories, the changes we go through, our vulnerabilities, and the relationships we build with ourselves and others.

My debut poetry book, “Малки истини за Големите хора / Little Truths for Grown-ups”, was first published in 2022, followed by a second edition in 2026. A bilingual collection of poems and reflections, it explores life choices, personal experiences, and the small truths we discover along the way.

My writing also extends to personal essays, which have frequently appeared in a Berlin-based English-language women’s publication.

If you’re visiting the Oxford Indie Book Fair, do stop by to say hello – I’d love to meet you!

I am a freelance artist and self-publisher of small illustrated books. My books range from experimental mark-marking to short, dark, humorous tales. More recently I have focused on themes of nature and horror… still with an amusing slant! My latest book, created in collaboration with writer Claire Blakemore, introduces you to the otherworldly.

I’m selling 3 books I published in 2024, Bill Hines (839-903) Oxford’s Socialist Chimney Sweep, A History of Blackhall (these 2 written by me) and The LMS Occupation 1998 by Rob Sykes. And some other books written or published by my friends.

The Berthe the Witch series of books consists of 14 books in French and 2 translated into Spanish for children learning those languages. The stories are about a green witch called Berthe and her cat, who loves ice cream. The language is simple and is based on the themes covered in school: description, weather, clothes, family, a visit to a restaurant, shop or Paris etc.. As the author I have had fifty years of teaching languages to children to know what to include and try to make them fun.

Each book contains a story, a word search, a game to make and a list of vocabulary. Each French book has a QR code on the back which links to the story being read. There are also two quizzes on my website for each book.

The books are used in schools across the country and abroad and featured in an article in the Scholastic Junior Education Plus magazine under the title Ten of the Best MFL Resources. They were the only storybooks mentioned.

Most importantly, children say that they enjoy the stories because they can understand them and they make them laugh.

Sarah Carter is a poet, activist and mother. She is also a survivor.

Since her relationship ended, she has dedicated her life to helping survivors heal from the impact of domestic abuse.

She has worked with charities, fought for survivors rights and campaigned for reform within family courts and the police.

Retribution is her first poetry book. It focuses not on the lived experienced of abuse, but instead on how society responds to abuse. Shining a light on the hypocrisy, double standards and victim blaming that survivors face when trying to escape an abusive relationship. Her poems provide shared healing for survivors as well as insight for society; showing what it is really like to be a survivor in a victim orientated world.

Saskia van der Zee is a crime writer inspired by the rugged beauty of the Shropshire Hills, a passion first sparked by the adventure books of her childhood. She holds a degree in Medieval History from the University of Oxford and an MA in Creative Writing.

Across an eclectic career as a teacher, voice coach, and equine massage therapist, books have always been her first love. She wrote her first novel for her children — now long grown-up — in a yellow camper van parked at the bottom of Ashes Hollow on the Long Mynd.

When she is not writing, Saskia can be found exploring the hills with her partner or reading in front of a log fire. She lives in Shropshire, juggling her writing with caring for a menagerie of horses, dogs and cats.

She is the author of the DI Georgie Fraser series, set in the iconic Shropshire Hills National Landscape and published by her own Dove Cottage Press. The latest in series, Bones of Caer Caradoc, was released on 29th September.