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Luke Garrett
Luke trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in London. He worked for ten years as an actor, with television and films including The Ice House, Into Thin Air, Still Crazy, Invasion: Earth and Forbidden Territory before turning to writing.
SPEAKING DANTE - 24 hours; live in Florence; streamed across the world
Justin Butcher directing SPEAKING DANTE - 24 hours; 100 cantos; live in Florence; streamed across the world.
Francesca Steele
Francesca Steele is an award-winning journalist and former senior writer at The Times. She is now an arts and features writer and her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Telegraph, the i, the Spectator, The Economist and Empire.
Frann Preston-Gannon
Frann Preston-Gannon is an award-winning author and illustrator. She started working weekends in bookshops at 15 and her many years in that role gave her a deep passion for the world of children's books.
James Hogan
James Hogan’s plays include PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP (Gate), THE GUEST ROOM (Not the RSC Festival, Almeida, Old Red Lion), VENETIAN GOLD, (Cockpit, official Edinburgh Festival, King’s Head), IVY & JOAN (Print Room, Jermyn Street Theatre, Harrogate, Gaiety IOM), HIGH RIDIN’ (King’s Head).
Laura Baker
Laura has written dozens of books, with more to come! She writes picture books, board, activity, non-fiction, early readers, audiobooks and more.
The Littlest Yak, illustrated by Kate Hindley, wins Sainsburys Children's Book Awards 2021
The Littlest Yak has won Book of the Year at the Sainsbury’s
Kate Hindley
Kate lives and works in Birmingham (near the chocolate factory). She studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, and went on to work for two years as a children’s print designer at a studio in Northampton, whilst working freelance on children’s books and greetings cards.
Emmy Award Winners 2021
The 2021 Emmy Awards took place last night, and we are delighted to have a wealth of UA talent take home a coveted award!
Ali Pye
Ali Pye has illustrated more than 30 books, which have been published around the world. She is the author of several picture books, and the ‘Harry Stevenson’ young fiction series. Ali studied fashion at Central St Martins before taking an MA in illustration at Kingston University.