Josie Jaffrey (she/her) writes about lost worlds, dystopian societies and morally-ambiguous monsters (vampires are her favourite). Her queer vampire detective novel May Day won the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award 2021. She is the founding editor of fantasy magazine Indie Bites and writer of the urban fantasy podcast Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective.

Rori Montford is an award winning designer and illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games. She is known for thoughtful and beautiful games for solo players, with optional group play, requiring no preparation or game leader. Her most recent game is Asher’s Ridge, where you create episodes of a paranormal drama television show in the style of Twin Peaks or The X-Files in a remote area of the Lake District.

Everything she makes is 100% human made, from start to finish.

GILLES OF BEC AND THE CAGE FULL OF BIRDS by T D OWEN

An historical novel and mystery set in 12th century Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

The Cage Full of Birds is story of real people who lived and struggled in The Anarchy of twelfth century England; a stirring tale of self-discovery, the triumph of hope over doubt and, ultimately, of good over evil.

REVIEWS

‘I have been devouring A Cage Full of Birds! I love it, truly! The characters are so well drawn,
and Gilles shines through like a Candide.’

‘Such detail, characters, description, pace… brilliantly done.’

‘What a dance you’ve done there, so good. You made the landscape and period integral
to the reading experience, not just the characters and plot.’

‘The descriptive passages are very lyrical and beautifully evocative of their local settings.’

‘Great suspense building and humour too. I have laughed out loud at many places.’

TIM OWEN is an historian, author, public speaker, teacher and battlefield tour guide with a flair for the dramatic.

“Deana Luchia is an author, editor and journalist. Her non-fiction books about dogs are informative, wise and funny, whilst her novels are quirky, poignant stories about misfits.
Deana offers a wide range of editing services and teaches creative writing classes. She also writes freelance features including celebrity interviews, travel and lifestyle pieces.”

The Little Review is the pocket magazine for anyone interested in poetry. It is sold in more UK bookshops than any other magazine dedicated to poetry.

In each issue you will find pithy reviews, erudite essays, stylish comic-strips, impertinent interviews, a fiendish literary crossword and a handful of new poems.

Poetry magazines can be very dull. The Little Review is not a poetry magazine. We are a magazine – one that just happens to be entirely about poetry.

“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!”