Authors & Speakers attending 2019

We are proud to say that this year we have a great lineup of authors attending the Oakwood Literature Festival. Having listened to readers, we have added multiple genres for the event and additional venues.

Our keynote speaker for the morning is Taryn Johnston, owner of Chronos Publishing specialising in author memoirs/biographies.

Genres include: thrillers, psychological thrillers, cosy mysteries, children’s books, teenage books, SciFi, fantasy, contemporary romance, historical fiction, WWI fiction, post WWII fiction, English Civil Wars, ghostwriting, poetry, philosophy, memoirs and magic realism!

AA Abbott – author of The Trail series of thrillers

Michael Atherton – author of WWI fiction and his latest fictional novel around a coal mining disaster

Lee Benson – children’s author, artist and poet

Celia Boyd – author of historical fiction set during the English Civil Wars

Dawn Brookes – author of bestselling Hurry up Nurse series, cosy mysteries and children’s books

Becky Deans – spoken word poet and performer

SarahJane Ford – author of romantic fiction

Kate Frost – author of women’s fiction and YA time travel series

Jo Jakeman – author of psychological thriller

Taryn Johnston – Publisher of Life Stories

Wendy H. Jones – author of thrillers, cosy mysteries and children’s books

Josephine Lay – author of women’s fiction and poetry

Peter Lay – author of aesthetic philosophy and poetry

Charlotte Lunn – spoken word poet and workshop facilitator

John Lynch – ghostwriter and author of historical fiction

David Robertson – author of children’s series involving Misty the dog

Jane Shemilt – author of psychological thrillers including Richard & Judy Bookclub bestseller Daughter

Sophie Sparham – author of fantasy fiction, poetry and local journalist

Rae Stoltenkamp – author of fantasy, science fiction and magic realism

Richard Vaughan-Davies – author of historical fiction

Debbie Young – author of cosy mysteries and short stories