Stephanie Austin
Stephanie Austin is the author of the best-selling Devon Mystery Series.
Author
Meg Clothier
Sunday Times bestselling author.
In the Shadow of the Solstice
Tom Cox
Sunday Times bestselling author of country tales and folklore.
Author
Chris Crockford
Author of the Molly Kane series.
Author
Elizabeth Delo
Creative writing tutor and author.
Author of Becoming Liz Taylor
Charles Dowding
Grow more, from fewer resources, in less time
No-dig gardener
Joseph Elliot
Children's author, actor and script writer.
Author and Actor
Chris Ewan
Critically acclaimed mystery and thriller author.
Author
Annie Fisher
Annie Fisher
The slow burn of becoming a poet
Philip Gross
Philip Gross - a long-haul traveller in the world of poetry...
prize winning poet
Graham Harvey
Archers scriptwriter
Mark Haworth-Booth
Mark Haworth-Booth
the poetry of nature
Milli Hill
Best selling non-fiction author and feminist.
Author
Ralph Hoyte
Composer of sculptural poetry.
Poet and sound artist
James Lander
Jim Lander is a Watchet based local author.
author of The Mother Who Defied the Reich
Lucy Lill
Performance storyteller, public speaker, and trainer.
Performance Storyteller
Anne Lovejoy
Local poet, (very) retired teacher and festival organiser.
Poet and Teacher
Jane Lovell
Jane Lovell
Winner of the Ginkgo Prize
Danusia Malina-Derben
Non-fiction author and podcaster
Author and Podcaster
Jan Martin
Visual artist and Poet
Poet
Aidan Meighan
Known for maps trees and editorial illustrations
Author and illustrator
Wyl Menmuir
2026 winner of the Blue Metropolis Planet Literature Prize
Author
Jo Middleton
Author and enthusiastic plotter of fictional murders.
Author and Teacher
Tina Orr Munro
Tina is a former Crime Scene Investigator, teacher and now police journalist.
Author
Matthew Myerscough
Author and fossil hunter
Author
Deanna Payne
Local performance poet and artist.
Poet and Artist
Quantock Poets
Demonstrating the Watchet Poetry Trail
Local poetry group
Graeme Ryan
Curator - Xanadu Poetry Space
Curator - Xanadu
Seb Tesouro
Producing sound and dance experiences with jazz and latin rhythms.
Multi-instrumentalist and composer
Michael Turner
Explorer and documentarian on the trail of Sir Francis Drake.
Author and explorer
Lionel Ward
Mystery author, bookseller and festival organiser.
Author
Sarah Liisa Wilkinson
Performance storyteller, writer and trainer.