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!

“Jason Brown is a children’s author and illustrator based in the Oxfordshire area.

His love of science fiction, fantasy and cryptozoology has inspired both his written and illustrated work. His self-published children’s book, Carl Loft and the Oover Monster, was a successfully funded Kickstarter project and a revised, second edition of his book is now available in a selection of local independent book shops in and around Oxford. Jason also brings his characters to life through arts and crafts events, selling themed merchandise and running interactive reading and drawing sessions at schools, community centres and local markets.”

Writers in Oxford is the society for published writers and authors in Oxford and Oxfordshire. Founded in 1992, it now has around 200 members spread across the city, the county and beyond. Members represent every genre of writing and all media: non-fiction (academic and popular); fiction (contemporary and historical, mysteries); biography, memoir, poetry, children’s, script-writing, journalism.

Our aim is to bring writers together to enjoy each other’s company, network, develop professionally, and enjoy a wide range of literary and other events.

WiO is run on a voluntary basis by a small committee.

Born in Lancashire, Paul joined the British Army at 16 and served for thirteen years before leaving to pursue a career.

In 2022, Paul published his debut novel, The Stone of Radnor, a YA fantasy and the first in the Guardian of the Stone trilogy. He has gone onto to complete the series and in August of this year he published his fourth novel, a Fantasy / Sci-Fi thriller called The Emerald Passage.

Paul works full time as a cybersecurity consultant and aside from writing in his spare time, Paul enjoys country walks and helping his partner with her horses and ponies. He currently lives in Hampshire with his two teenage children and a very annoying cat.

Founded in 2025, Thousand Horsemen Press is an indie publisher specialising in fiction in translation, with a particular focus on Turkish literature. Whether in translation or not, we are always in pursuit of great stories that will stand the test of time.

“Dr Lorna Robinson is the founding director of the Iris Project, a charity which runs a range of classics-based initiatives in state schools and communities. She is also the founding director of the Rumble Museum at Cheney School, the first accredited museum in a school.

Her latest novel is “Oread”:

“Two hundred years have passed since the UK government instituted a bold new programme to pair every citizen with a tree. Known as the Hamadryad Charter, it created vast national forests, major civic festivals and a whole new system of personal names. Deep in the tunnels beneath London, a community has been growing which rejects the Charter. Tensions between the two societies are rising sharply. When a lone Hamadryad finds his way into the underground, a terrible tragedy threatens to unfold. Oread is the sequel to Hamadryad, but can be read as a standalone novel.”

She is also the author of three other novels.

Hamadryad – is a blend of sci-fi, ancient Roman religion and dystopian fiction, the novel imagines a near future where humans are bonded to trees.

The Birder – is a magical realist novel set in a world where people transform into animals instead of dying. The novel is illustrated throughout with linocuts depicting birds in locations around the city of Oxford.

Flower Gathers – is inspired by the mysterious Minoan Civilisation, the novel re-imagines both ancient lives and modern ones in a new exploration of an ancient setting.”