How to write a novel

KR Moorhead (they/them) is an AuDHD, gender non-compliant writer and educator. Their novel, The First Law of Motion, was published by St Martin's Press in 2009. They lectured in Creative Writing for 14 years at the University of East Anglia, where they earned an MA in Creative Writing: Prose Fiction in 2007. KR also has a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Practice and Research, with a focus in feminist and other critical pedagogies. As a freelance creative writing mentor and facilitator, KR has launched FLUX: Trans* Writers Circle, a series of successful 'Crash Courses' in elements of writing and writing practice, and a programme of author and publishing industry professional events called An Audience With. They have facilitated sessions for Writers in Bloom, Beyond Form Creative Writing, Devotion Workshop, Norwich School of Creative Writing, and Oxbridge Academic Courses, and currently teach on Writing the Novel and the Writer's Portfolio for The University of Hull's online, part-time MA in Creative Writing

Judith Bryan is a writer and City Lit’s Literature Coordinator. Her praxis sits at the intersection of Creative Writing, History and Literature, with an interest in Black British history from 1590, and Black British writing from 1760. With over 20 years’ experience teaching Creative Writing in universities, adult education and community settings, Judith is committed to widening participation in Literature studies. She is particularly keen to incorporate diverse texts and learning materials that reflect and expand learners’ interests, experiences, abilities and wellbeing needs. Her first novel, 'Bernard and the Cloth Monkey' (Saga Prize, 1997), was reissued by Penguin in 2021 for their Black Britian Writing Back Series, with a new introduction by Booker prize winner Bernadine Evaristo. She is working on her third book.

Aliya Ali-Afzal is an author and creative writing teacher. She is the author of two contemporary fiction novels, Would I Lie To You (2021) and The Big Day (2024). Would I Lie To You was chosen for World Book Day 2022 and was featured in Cosmopolitan, Woman and Home, Bustle, Woman, Bella, BBC Radio, London Live TV, the New York Post as a 'fab British export' and was an Editor’s pick in The Bookseller. Aliya has an MA in Creative Witing with Distinction from Royal Holloway and a degree in Russin and German Language and Literature from UCL. Her writing was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award, the Mslexia Novel Award, the Mo Siewcharran Prize, and the Primadonna Prize. Before becoming a writer and writing teacher, Aliya worked as an MBA Career Coach in Business Schools. Instagram: @aliyaaliafzalauthor