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Rising Writers

April 2024

Ash Bond

Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust.

As soon as she picked up a book of Greek myths in her local library, Ash was hooked. She went on to graduate in Classics from Oxford University before leaving to work in Asia, teaching English Literature in Malaysia and working as an outdoor guide in China. It was on those long mountain hikes that she realised the power of a good story to get you through anything!

After returning to the UK, she completed a Masters in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University and is now studying for her PhD, focussing on mythological retellings through a feminist lens, at the University of Bristol.

When not reading about myths, Ash is also a yoga teacher and loves to move – insisting she gets her best ideas when swimming in rivers or stomping up mountains!

Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm : the first adventure in an electrifying new fantasy series!

Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm : the first adventure in an electrifying new fantasy series!

Ash Bond

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Cassie Werber

Photo Credit: Jack Herbert.

Cassie Werber is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter and podcaster.

She loves books about the complexities and subtleties of human interaction, and OPEN SEASON, her first novel, follows two couples as they begin to explore the world of open relationships. Cassie was home-schooled in Suffolk, studied English at Clare College, Cambridge, and then theatre at Central School of Speech and Drama. She co-founded theatre company ChoppedLogic, and co-wrote and performed in Paramour; wrote and directed The Runaround, and wrote and directed Double Negative, which reached the third round of Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate award and was Time Out Critics’ Choice. Her screenplays ANMER and REWILD have both been shortlisted for 4Screenwriting. After completing a journalism MA at City University, which also took her to Denmark and Amsterdam, Cassie worked at The Wall Street Journal and as senior reporter at Quartz. Now a freelance journalist, she has written for titles including the Guardian, Vogue and The Economist.

Instagram is @Cassie.Werber

X (Twitter) is @CassieWerber

Open Season : A sexy, modern debut as featured on Women’s Hour

Open Season : A sexy, modern debut as featured on Women’s Hour

Cassie Werber

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Kuchenga Shenjé

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Kuchenga is a writer, journalist and speaker with work on many media platforms including Stylist, British Vogue and Netflix. She has contributed short stories and essays to several anthologies, most notably It's Not OK to Feel Blue (And Other Lies), Who's Loving You and Loud Black Girls. Owing to a lifelong obsession with books and the written word, Kuchenga studied Creative Writing at The Open University. Her work is focused on the perils of loving, being loved and women living out loud throughout the ages. Her first novel, The Library Thief, is the ultimate marriage of her passions for history, mystery and rebels. She currently resides in Manchester, where she is determined to continue living a life worth writing about.

Twitter: @kuchengcheng

Instagram: @kuchenga

Website: kuchenga.com

The Library Thief : The spellbinding debut for fans of Rebecca and Fingersmith

The Library Thief : The spellbinding debut for fans of Rebecca and Fingersmith

Kuchenga Shenje

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Leeanne O'Donnell

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Leeanne O’ Donnell was born in Dublin and now lives in an old farmhouse on the foothills of a mountain in the remote south west of Ireland with her cats, dogs, chickens, daughters and wife. She finished her first novel while hiding in an old caravan in the garden. Sparks of Bright Matter was inspired by the magic of the mountain where she lives and the whispers of the ancient stories buried in the surrounding landscape. In it she explores the liminal spaces between magic and reality, spirit and matter, love and lust. She started her storytelling career working in radio with RTE and BBC - and has made a number of award-winning documentaries. She is also a trained psychotherapist and is interested in all the big questions like what it means to be alive, and which crisps go best with a pint of Murphy’s stout.

Sparks of Bright Matter : 'A debut novel of great imagination and originality'- THE SUNDAY TIMES

Sparks of Bright Matter : 'A debut novel of great imagination and originality'- THE SUNDAY TIMES

Leeanne O'Donnell

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Rob Perry

Rob Perry was born in 1987. He is a graduate of the UEA Creative Writing programme. In 2020, his novel Dog was shortlisted and highly commended in the Peggy Chapman Andrews First Novel Award. In 2019 he was selected for the National Centre for Writing’s Escalator programme. He has been shortlisted for the Bridport Short Story Prize, the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Fish Short Story Prize. He won the Nottingham Short Story Prize and was first runner-up in the Moth International Short Story Prize and The Winston Fletcher Memorial Prize.

Rob was a copywriter for several years, and has worked as a firefighter and a weightlifting coach. He lives in the Peak District.

Instagram: robperry2.0

Dog : A novel

Dog : A novel

Rob Perry

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Rosalind Moody

Rosalind Moody is a writer and former editor of the UK’s leading spiritual magazine, Soul & Spirit. She has interviewed many big names including astrologer Russell Grant and angel influencer Kyle Gray. She’s been a guest on multiple leading podcasts and radio stations such as Psychic Today, Wellbeing Radio and Hay House Radio, which amassed 2 million listeners in one show, as well as a video guest on Psychic Today Sky (channel 680) and the Virtual Dream Summit. She also speaks at and hosts expert speaker panels at international spiritual event Conscious Life Expo, LA.

Instagram: @rosalindmoody

Twitter: @MiniRoyMoody

The Spark : Sex, Love and Spirituality in a Toxic Dating World

The Spark : Sex, Love and Spirituality in a Toxic Dating World

Rosalind Moody

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Salinee Goldenberg

Salinee Goldenberg is a speculative fiction writer and multimedia artist who lives in Washington DC and is drawn to outsider perspectives. A biracial, bisexual, diaspora writer, Sal often explores themes of identity, obsession and alienation in her work. A gaming industry veteran, Sal has created narrative trailers for titles such as Skyrim, Fallout 4, Dishonored, and Minecraft. When not writing, she likes to paint, listen to records, and play in punk bands.

@salgo on twitter

@gosalgo on Instagram

www.salgowrites.com

Angry Robot socials @angryrobotbooks

The Last Phi Hunter

The Last Phi Hunter

Salinee Goldenberg

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Saraid de Silva

Saraid de Silva (she/her) is a Sri Lankan/Pakeha writer living in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand. Saraid has worked as an actor, theatre-maker, voiceover artist. In 2022, she graduated from Auckland University's Creative Writing Masters and with Amma became the inaugural winner of the Crystal Arts Trust Prize. She has also released three seasons of the documentary series Conversations With My Immigrant Parents for Radio New Zealand with co-creator Julie Zhu, and works as a writer for NZ's prime-time soap opera, Shortland Street.

Twitter: @saraiddesilva

Instagram: @saraiddesilva

AMMA

AMMA

Saraid de Silva

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