Authors
Tony Jeton Selimi
Born in 1969 in the town of Gostivar, Republic of Northern Macedonia, Tony J. Selimi went from living homeless and penniless to an internationally recognised TEDx speaker, award-winning author, self-made multi-millionaire, and cognition expert specialising in human behaviour, emotional intelligence, and leadership excellence. He co-created Living My Illusion documentary and pioneered several trademarked methodologies in human development to help other people reach their aspirations and dreams.Entrepreneurs, CEO's, global leaders, Hollywood A ...
Peter Sellers
Peter M. Sellers was born in 1932. He was educated at The Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, Lancashire. His favourite activities are antiques and woodland management. He is a Chartered Surveyor with forty-six years’ experience within a major Civil Engineering PLC company, followed by five years as Scottish and Northern England Consultant to the Denham Syndicate at Lloyd’s Underwriters. He was engaged as visiting lecturer by Manchester University for five years on Civil Engineering law and contract procedure. He operated his own company for fifteen ...
M. R. Sethi
M.R. Sethi is a retired Professor of English. He has taught English literature to graduate and postgraduate students of English for more than forty-five years. He has written more than five hundred articles on literature and other topics and published fifteen books, including A Treasury of Literary Quizzes, The Literature Lover’s Quiz Book, The Philip Larkin Quiz and books on Emily Dickinson, Browning, Arnold, Dickens and Macbeth. His weekly Quizzing column ran for ten years in The Statesman. He has been organizing a number of Quiz Contests in ...
Kevin Shimmin
Kevin Shimmin was born in 1957 in Douglas, Isle of Man and has spent most of his life living in England. He went to Kingsmead School in Enfield where he obtained ‘A’ levels. He was employed for 45 years in the IT industry. He also worked as a Director for a large pharmaceutical. He has been married twice and has two daughters from his first marriage, two grandchildren and five step-grandchildren. The Seven Magic Animals is Kevin Shimmins first novel. His hobbies include motorbikes, Formula 1, gardening, walking and DIY.
Kirsten Shonle
Kirsten Shonle is a first-time author from Portland, ME where she lives with her husband and three boys. Shonle is introverted, artistic, creative, and humorous. Outside of writing, she also enjoys painting, reading, and creating memes. When she was fourteen, Shonle moved with her family from Colorado to Maine. Her husband supports her and her mental illness, and she loves her three humorous boys and two stepchildren. Shonle’s mission is to become an advocate to end the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
Sandra Sievers
Sandra Sievers, born in 1995 in Stadtlohn, Germany, grew up with her parents and two siblings in her family home in North Rhine-Westphalia. After elementary and secondary school, she completed her specialized baccalaureate in the field of “Health and Social Services” and trained as a social insurance specialist. After a few years of working in the insurance sector, she was struck with the illness which is inextricably linked with her first book. Today she is receiving therapeutic treatment.Outside of her work as a writer, Sandra Sievers ...
Colin Simmonds
Colin Simmonds was born in 1955 in the UK. He attended Ripon Grammar School and thereafter, Birmingham University. He was employed by Associated British Foods plc from 1990 until 2017. His favourite activities were playing rugby union and cricket. He also enjoys travelling and reading.Colin’s special skills include business strategy and marketing. He is an accomplished rugby coach and businessman. He drove the development and general affairs of several companies. Latterly, he has pursued a consulting career at SIMMERGY Ltd; and while there ...
John Simpson
John Simpson was born in 1956. He has degrees in Metallurgy and Environmental Diagnostics, which prepared him for a career in the mining industry. John has performed various metallurgical roles on gold and diamond mines in South Africa, Angola and other countries. He was an Area Metallurgist on a diamond mine in Angola when that country’s first free elections took place. During the subsequent recommencement of the civil war he was captured by UNITA rebels and evacuated to Brazil on release. He spent several years as a Mining Specialist for an ...
D-J Sinclair
DJ Sinclair lives in Essex. She worked in freight forwarding for almost 21 years. Leaving that, she turned to writing. "The Duck Who Couldn’t Swim" is her first book. When not writing, she enjoys puzzles, spending time with and going on outings with her two children.
Jyoti Singh
Joyti Singh spent her childhood in Asia. She then moved to England due to her parents’ careers. Despite a deep love for writing and the arts, Singh dedicated her career to science. Before committing to a writing career, Singh first worked in a power station, she then worked as a youth worker and teacher, followed by running a resort to then becoming an artist and film-maker. Living in England with her husband and four children, Singh now devotes her time to her writing. To relax, Joyti enjoys hiking, swimming and cooking with her children.
Carys Smith
Born in Kent in 1950 and now living in Wales, Carys Smith has already written several short stories and poems which have been widely published in anthologies both nationally and internationally.Before retiring, she worked as a teacher of English language and literature and later became one of a busy management team in various community education settings. She has also taught creative writing classes and continues to drop in and out of various local writing groups, sharing her own work and learning much from the work of others.Carys loves ...
Juliet Smith
Juliet Smith was born in London but spent most of her early life in Sierra Leone. Later she returned to London and settled down to a life of hard work, but became a victim of racism, crime and bigotry. She was abused, both in London and Sierra Leone. However, her faith in God has kept her going, and though she has sometimes strayed from the way of the Lord, she has always found her way back into the fold. Juliet lives in Wimbledon and is an enthusiastic churchgoer, as well as an avid listener to Christian radio. She has a qualification in ...
William G. Smith
A former newspaper journalist, William G. Smith has worked and traveled extensively in Asia, Europe, and South America. He and his wife, Irene, a Canadian by birth, have lived and traveled throughout North America, living in various US states.
Kamil Soleymani
Kamil Soleymani was born in Iran in 1985 and now lives in Germany. He is married with two children. He was born into a poor family and he had a difficult life but because of his enduring trust in God, he has overcome the difficulties in his life and he is always ready to help others in need. He likes to travel and explore historically interesting places and into the depths of his imagination.
Laura Somos
Laura Somos was born and raised in Hungary. With a law degree under her belt, she moved to Sicily, just to meet a young architect with the darkest eyebrows ever. Together they moved to Ireland, where they saw many wonders, got married, and had their first daughter. Now parents to two girls, the couple currently lives in Saudi Arabia, admiring the beauty of the country and trying to decide where to move next.Laura has been studying folktales and leading storyreading groups for over a decade. She has a collection of more than 500 books of and ...
Judy F Spencer
Born in 1935 in London, UK, Judith (Judy) lives in Kent with her husband of many years. She is happily married with three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the moment. Dedicating her life to raising her children and supporting her family, this is Judy’s first foray into the world of publishing and something she is very excited about. While she enjoys writing short, humorous poems this will be her first novel.In her free time, Judy enjoys reading, writing, cross-stich, gardening and cooking. She writes a monthly ...