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Kevan Manwaring

Kevan Manwaring is a writer, teacher and storyteller who lives in Bath. Holder of an MA in the Teaching and Practice in Creative Writing from Cardiff University, he teaches creative writing part-time for the Open University. He also runs freelance courses in storytelling and various aspects of the writing process to a wide variety of students. As a professional storyteller he has appeared in numerous shows both solo and with Fire Springs, both in Britain and abroad (USA, Italy and Malta). He is the author of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, including The Bardic Handbook, Lost Islands, the ongoing Windsmith books. His poems and articles have appeared in several magazines and anthologies. In 1998 he won the Bardic Chair of Caer Badon in his adopted city of Bath. Read his Bard on a Bike blog here
Website: www.kevanmanwaring.co.uk

David Lassman

David Lassman was born in Bath, England, and is a writer, consultant and teacher. His writing career began as a columnist and arts journalist for local and regional periodicals, including the Bath Chronicle, Bournemouth Daily Echo and Big Issue South West. After attending Bournemouth University as a mature student he graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Scriptwriting for Film and Television. He is a frequent visitor to Greece and lived on the island of Symi between 2003 and 2006. It was while on Symi that he wrote the novel Freedom's Temple; a modern reimagining of the Theseus and Minotaur myth. As well as running various scriptwriting and creative development workshops and courses in the UK and abroad, he co-runs the Bath Writers Workshop and founded the Bath Screen Academy. David currently lives in Bath and is working on a television drama series based in the city with fellow scriptwriter and award-winning editor Terence James.
Website: www.davidlassman.com