Category: Insight

Before founding Dinosaur Books Ltd, Sonya McGilchrist worked as a journalist for the BBC. With two children and a degree in English Literature, Sonya’s current aim is to create thoughtful […]

Robert Thier is a German historian, lover of old books and award-winning writer, whose novels and stories encompass the historical, satirical and fantastical. His inventive fans have given him the […]

Jensine Eckwall is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has been illustrating for clients since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2013, and you can see her work […]

Martin Fletcher started his publishing career as a junior commissioning editor at Sphere Books, moving to Picador as Senior Editor, Simon & Schuster as Editor-in-Chief and Headline as Publisher-at-Large.  He […]

Katrina Gutierrez is the director of communications and projects at Lantana Publishing, an independent publishing house dedicated to opening up a space for new voices and with inclusivity at its […]

Sylvia Colley is a novelist and poet. Her first publication came at the age of ten with her poem ‘The Tramp’. Since then, she has had a long and successful […]

Sam Ruddock is a reader. He has been a bookseller for Waterstones and Programme Manager at the National Centre for Writing in Norwich. The first Story Machine events were created […]