Vanya Bagaev (Vanechka) is a Russian-British writer and translator, and founder of the samizdat press nova·nevédoma (nova-nevedoma.com). His most recent novels are Tulubaikaporia (2026), about a vanishing Russian village and the people trying to escape it or return to it, and Deleted Scenes from the Bestselling Utopian Novel (2024), a dystopian satire and psychological horror about a fictional reflection of contemporary Russia. Vanya’s work has been shortlisted for the Saroyan International Prize for Short Fiction and has appeared in the Republic of Letters, Apocrypha, SUM FLUX and Soaring Twenties, among other places.

The Nasio Trust is a charity working in Kenya to support vulnerable children, families and communities through three key areas: Healthcare, Education and Sustainable Livelihoods. In 2026, the charity celebrated its 25th anniversary and opened a Library and Resource Centre in Kenya, twinned with Kennington, Oxford. The library offers children a welcoming space to read, learn and discover new possibilities, while helping families access books they might otherwise be unable to afford.

Two books linked to and supporting The Nasio Trust are Green Power: The Spirulina Cook Book, co-authored by Helen Peacocke and Sylvia Vetta, and Not So Black and White, co-authored by Sylvia Vetta and Nasio founder Nancy Hunt.

Paul Stephenson writes horror and science fiction, made by hand to be read by lamplight.

His apocalyptic horror trilogy, Blood on the Motorway, has been an Amazon bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic; his dystopian sci-fi serial, The Sunset Chronicles, terrifies and delights fans of science fiction and horror alike; and his vampire saga, Darkness Rises, brings an ancient bloodlust to modern York.

A former journalist with a diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford University, his stories have been featured on the chart-topping horror podcasts The Other Stories and The Night’s End, and he is the creator of Bleakwood, tales of terror from a mysterious English town.

He lives in England with his wife, two children, and one hellhound.

“C Fleming has been writing fiction since junior school, even forming a “writers’ circle” with classmates at thirteen. Her professional career has spanned broadcast journalism, PR and publicity, and more recently transport behaviour change and social marketing.

Writing remains a passion and a source of enjoyment in her spare time. She has published four novels in the past 12 years, with a 5th about to launch.

Her first published novel, Dark Horse, received enthusiastic feedback, followed by Drowning in 2016, a humorous and thought-provoking story set against the backdrop of the environmental crisis. In 2020, she published a sequel, Staying on Track, revisiting the characters of Dark Horse and introducing the memorable Moody Muppet.

Her nostalgic 1980s novel What About Jayne? was published in 2023. She is now set to publish a new novel, Gordon’s Gift, featuring a male protagonist with an extraordinary ability. Chat to Claire to find out more!”

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.

I am a visual artist and poet, founder of Magdalen Road Studios, with 10 public sculptures in the Oxford area and many public participation artworks as part of Oxford’s twin city links. I am interested in what makes us human and our relationship to our environment. I have published 4 books related to my work which are for sale at table S41.