Hodgkinson, Ted
Ted Hodgkinson is Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre, Europe’s largest arts centre and the home of the National Poetry Library and London Literature Festival. Since taking up the role he has launched new initiatives, from the New Poets Collective to Indie Night, which champions independent publishing. A former Chair of […]
Hickman, Katie
Katie Hickman is the author of ten books, which between them have sold over quarter of a million copies world-wide, and been translated into twenty languages. Her most recent work, Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West, won the 2023 US Willa Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Other works of history include […]
Herxheimer, Sophie
Sophie Herxheimer is an artist and poet. Her art has been shown at the National Portrait Gallery, The Museum of Liverpool and Tate Modern. Her collection Velkom to Inklandt (Short Books, 2017) was a Sunday Times book of the year. 60 Lovers to Make and Do (Henningham Family Press, 2019) was a TLS book of […]
Harrison, Melissa
Melissa Harrison is a novelist, nature writer and children’s author. Her third novel, All Among the Barley, was the UK winner of the EU Prize for Literature, while At Hawthorn Time was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year award and longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her three non-fiction books about […]
Harvey, Samantha
Samantha Harvey is the author of five novels, The Wilderness, All Is Song, Dear Thief, The Western Wind and Orbital. She is also the author of a memoir, The Shapeless Unease. Her latest novel, Orbital, takes place on a space station and is an account of a single 24-hour day in low earth orbit. Orbital […]
Hannah, Sophie
Sophie is a Sunday Times, New York Times and Amazon Kindle UK No. 1 bestselling writer of crime fiction, poetry, short stories, self-help books and musical theatre librettos. Her books are published in 49 languages and 51 countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. At the request of Agatha Christie’s family and estate, she […]
Herron, Mick
Mick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and educated there and at Oxford, where he now lives with his partner Jo. He is a writer of crime fiction and spy novels, the best known of which are the Slow Horses series, which have won some awards and have been adapted for television.
Hislop, Victoria
Victoria is the author of nine novels including the multi-million copy bestseller, The Island. Her books have been translated into 40 languages and she was executive producer on the adaptations of The Island, Cartes Postales and One August Night for Greek television. She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sheffield, is on the […]
Hirsch, Afua
Afua is a bestselling writer and filmmaker, the author of four books including the award-winning Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging and Decolonising My Body, A Radical Exploration of Rituals and Beauty. She co-presented Samuel L. Jackson’s major TV series Enslaved in 2020, and Africa Rising, an ongoing BBC series exploring the art and culture […]
Hannah, Lucy
Lucy is founder and director of Untold Narratives, a development programme for writers marginalised by community or conflict. A social entrepreneur, editor and author, she has worked with writers in the UK and worldwide to develop and promote their work. Other initiatives Lucy has established include Commonwealth Writers, Out of the Gate and BBC Writers. […]