“Joy Hendry is a traveller and social anthropologist who has published many books, but she brings to the Fair two recent novels only available in hard copy at events such as these. Learn of a 1960s adventure in Mexico which leads to a lifelong career and love story, and in the newer novel, the story of a young woman Born at Sea, but growing up between Mexico and her mother’s homeland of Scotland. The two form part of a series called Sharing Worlds, availanle on Amazon, but in attractive hard copy design here!”

“As the daughter of one of The Talliswood’s Ambassadors, it’s Aerva’s job to hold everything together. Eredhest’s war on her people may have ended, but there is always a cost to staying alive, and tensions are starting to grow again. Now, as part of a last-ditch peace deal, she has been shipped off to Udela Arkanium, one of Eredhest’s finest schools, right in the heart of enemy territory. All she has to do is get to the end of the school year alive, and without making too many enemies, and her people might stand a chance of surviving.

But when a mysterious assassin breaks into the temple on a mission to kill a teacher, Aerva’s life is suddenly turned on its head. With the help of a troubled poet, a healer from the wrong side of the mountains, and a killer who cannot kill, Aerva sets out to unravel a plot that could threaten the whole world…

…and maybe, just maybe, she’ll be able to save herself in the process.

‘A Constellation of Shadows’ is the debut, YA fantasy novel by Kay Rowan, and Book One of the upcoming Talliswood Series. The book has been described as Shadow and Bone x His Dark Materials, and is rich with found family vibes and queer representation. When she isn’t coming up with useless bits of world building, (did you know that the traditional food of The Andalian Archipelago is spiced honey cake?), Kay can be found writing songs as ghostgirl, composing music for the stage and screen, and navigating an existential crisis (or four).”

Johh Mair is a local Oxford resident. He is a former BBC producer and director.

Since ‘retiring’ he has edited sixty six (66) books mainly on media matters (including the BBC), UK politics and the oil boom in Guyana where he was born. In 2026 his published books have been LETTERS TO MATT BRITTIN, THE NEW BBC DG, IN SEARCH OF EL DORADO, A HISTORY OF RUM IN GUYANA AND A NEW EDITION OF THE INSPECTOR MORSE GUIDE TO OXFORD. He is currently working on OIL DORADO:EDITION 8 and a big project on Politics and the people :a disconnect? Both for publication in 2027. He runs My Jericho which has put on 350 events in the last decade.

More details at myjericho.co.uk
His email address is john mair 100@hotmail.com

“Bob is writing timely, speculative, thriller fiction on climate, governments and the flaws within us all.
Bob’s 3rd book Project Deadhead II, a dystopian, crime, thriller has just been launched.”

“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.”

Mario Coelho is a award wining children’s book illustrator based in Oxford with several mainstream picture book publications including with the prestigious Oxford University Press and several independent publications with the very well known and acclaimed children’s poet John foster.

Very recently I have worked alongside the great illustrator Korky Paul for a publishing project with Epic Tales where we both illustrated several titles.