Adventure writer Newman has been credited with reigniting the appeal of short stories, especially for boys and young men, notably through his popular character Jo Canvey. An extensive writer of non-fiction on various topics, his accessible modern style has popularised his insightful and topical social media content.
DREW COWEN
Best-known as a playwright and stage director, Cowen’s contemporary tales are characterful and endearing. Often dramatised, his famous children’s story "The Impossibubble" has delighted youngsters for generations.
DESMOND REDMOND
A learned naturalist, prize-winning artist and creative dynamo, Redmond is popularly known as Des Red. He has been entertaining children (and their parents) for decades with his drawings and stories.
ARMANDINE
One of the most-celebrated novelists of the 20th century, she is commonly referred to by her given name, Armandine. She penned some of the nation’s best-loved historical tales: "Ivoire et Ébène", "A Month of Meadows" and "The Virgin of Love Street".
ANDRE PRUDHOMME DURAND
A scion of a long-established literary and political family, the notoriously publicity-shy Durand has a keen eye for the quirky and a taste for the subtly macabre. His stories are populated with complex characters, and are equally sympathetic and critical of the modern male.
(FERNANDO COSTA DE) ALFANDEGA
Little is known of Alfandega’s personal history and it has long been assumed he is a pseudonym. His most-famous works are collated as "Contos das Ilhas", a loose episodic collection of sketches and vignettes. These tales include the "Myths of Pelagosia", a collection of fables on the mythical creation of the islands.
PAUL LINESON
A writer of suspenseful thrillers, Lineson has carved a niche in gripping international crime fiction. He has also adapted his own and others’ work for the screen, stage and radio.
GIULIETTA LA FIGLIA
An exciting new name in literature, la Figlia is very much a product of the digital age; embracing a modern-day or near-futuristic world of technology for both the setting of her stories and their publication.
GERALDINA LOUTON
Her most-famous work is her patriotic poem "The Archipelago of Sunbeams", written as a teenager. She later re-emerged into popularity with poignant war poetry, often autobiographical and addressed to her husband fighting in WW1 with French forces. Her tragic early death from influenza is a well-known personal story that only cements her into the public memory.
AMY DA VITAS
A popular author, writer and broadcaster, Amy da Vitas has established herself as one of the leading names in contemporary fiction and an authentic voice of millennials. As well as being famous for the hit novellas The Amber Mere and Mary Green, she is well-known for her very active social media profile, especially on girls' and young-women's issues.
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