Stephanie Austin is the author of the best-selling Devon Mystery Series.

Kate Lord Brown, best selling author of epic C20 historical fiction

Sunday Times bestselling author.

Sunday Times bestselling author of country tales and folklore.

Author of the Molly Kane series.

Creative writing tutor and author.

Grow more, from fewer resources, in less time

Children's author, actor and script writer.

Critically acclaimed mystery and thriller author.

member of the Fire River Poets

Philip Gross - a long-haul traveller in the world of poetry...

Annette Hart author of Athlandia and Torland series

Scriptwriter of much-loved radio drama The Archers

Mark Haworth-Booth

Composer of sculptural poetry.

Take a lyrical stroll through West Somerset

Watchet based local author

Watchet based local author.

Performance storyteller, public speaker, and trainer.

Local poet, (very) retired teacher and festival organiser.

Jane Lovell - poet

Visual artist and Poet

Known for maps trees and editorial illustrations

2026 winner of the Blue Metropolis Planet Literature Prize

Author and enthusiastic plotter of fictional murders.

Tina is a former Crime Scene Investigator, teacher and now police journalist.

David Musgrove is content director of Britain’s leading history magazine, HistoryExtra and its sister website and podcast.

Author and fossil hunter

Local performance poet and artist.

Demonstrating the Watchet Poetry Trail

Curator - Xanadu Poetry Space

Producing sound and dance experiences with jazz and latin rhythms.

Explorer and documentarian on the trail of Sir Francis Drake.

Mystery author, bookseller and festival organiser.

Performance storyteller, writer and trainer.