Authors
Ian Richardson
Born in Washington D.C. in 1951, Ian Richardson was educated at Highgate School and the University of Southampton. He spent most of his career in the UK civil service, including HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, dealing with financial matters. Since retiring, he has had more time to enjoy his favourite activities of choral singing and folk dancing and has also turned his hand to writing with this being his debut novel. He has three grown-up children and lives happily with his wife in South Wales.
Rosalyn Richardson
Rosalyn Richardson was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1959. After attending Secondary school, followed by college and then studying further at night school at a local university, Rosalyn was employed as a company secretary and counsellor.Her favourite activities are writing, socialising with her friends and family; particularly with her ten-year-old grandson. She loves the English language and occupies herself with cooking and volunteer work. She is married with two children. From the age of nine years old, she has had a passion for ...
Katia Ricklin
Born in Samedan (close to St. Moritz) in 1947, Katia Ricklin spent her childhood and youth in Zurich, where she attended school, which she completed with the Matura. She completed her education with a Proficiency degree in Cambridge, and also trained as a secretary in Zurich. After her divorce in 1974, she worked as co-director of Otto Ernst AG until 1988. From 1989 to 1998, she acquired extensive knowledge of Bach Flowers, Tarot, Crystals, and Photography through self-study and offered consultations and courses on these subjects.In 1991 ...
Alfred Rink
Alfred Rink, born in 1949, originally studied computer science at the Technical University of Berlin. After several years of industry experience, a one-year research stay at Stanford University, California, and a three-year position as a scientific advisor for the European Commission, Alfred Rink, alongside a physics graduate, founded a company dedicated to developing software for industrial applications.During his forties, Alfred Rink completed his training as a psychoanalyst at a training and further education institute of the German ...
Robert Robert
Robert Ferguson lectured in environmental sciences at the Universities of London and Exeter before joining the UK Civil Service. He later worked as a management consultant with central and local government organisations in the UK, and with major manufacturing companies abroad. He began writing again after retiring. His earlier poetry collections “Late Starter”, "Start to Finish" and "Love and Other Thoughts" were published in 2018, 2022 and 2023 respectively. He has won prizes and commendations in the Solihull Writer’s Workshop annual poetry ...
Richard Rose
Richard Rose was born into a working-class family in Birmingham, UK in 1948. He started dancing at the age of six and would make his career in this field, as Principal of Richardz Dance Studios. Mr Rose is also an internationally recognised adjudicator in ballroom dance championships and is a Fellow and Examiner for the National Association of Teachers of Dancing. This is his first book.
Michelle Round
Michelle Round is an up and coming new author. Chasing Daydreams is her debut novel. Born in 1984, she lives in Wolverhampton with her husband whom she married in 2013. Michelle has had a passion for creative writing since she was a teenager. For the first fifteen years of her career, she worked in the hospitality industry. This has given Michelle a great insight into the inner workings of how people’s minds work and much inspiration for her writing. As well as writing, Michelle enjoys supporting her local football team, dancing and dining in ...
Sami Sabet
Born in Cairo in 1955 to a medical doctor father and supporting mother, Sami Sabet lived an international life, being raised and educated in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the US, Libya and England. He holds an honour’s degree in Electronics Engineering, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Further qualifications include a Coaching Diploma from The Coaching Academy and accreditation in personality profiling. His career began as an engineer in the UK, working for Philips Electronics and ...
Gregory A. Sallee
Gregory Sallee was born in San Bernardino, California. After high school he became a truck driver before joining the army. He met and married his wife toward the end of his military career and they had a son together. After attaining the rank of sergeant, he left the army. He went back to truck driving. He stopped driving when an illness caught up to him from his time in Iraq causing problems with his lungs. He lost his wife at the age of 40 and, wanting to do something meaningful, he began writing. His favorite activities are being in nature, ...
Julie Samuel
Julie Samuel is an accomplished actor, manager and producer, whose body of work spans the last seventy decades. A graduate of the renowned Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Julie debuted at the Victoria Palace Theatre at the age of twelve and went on to perform on stage, television and the silver screen. Her credits include roles in Coronation Street, The Day the Earth Caught Fire and Ferry Cross the Mersey, in which she played a lead role. In 1985, Julie made a foray into music management, promoting the singing career of her daughter, ...
L. S. Samuels
The author, L. S. Samuels was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa seventy-one years ago. She had a tough upbringing and found life hard through various family and personal relationships. After a spell as a teacher she entered the nursing profession and became a registered nurse. She helped out in clinics in various capacities and also acted as a midwife.She experienced tragedy and pain, principally when her daughter drowned in a swimming pool. But she has overcome adversity and says when hardship drags you down you should take a step ...
McDonald H. Savoury
McDonald H. Savoury grew up in the Pilgrim Holiness church, later renamed the Wesleyan Holiness church. A prolific reader, he read and studied everything he could about the scriptures. He later joined the Seventh-day Adventist church, of which he is still a member today. He graduated from the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic in building drawing and worked in that field in private industry and in government service for sixteen years, until he was forced to retire due to loss of sight through glaucoma. After losing his vision in 1990, he ...
Philomena Schley
Philomena Schley was born in the ancient city of Benin, Edo State of Nigeria. On 12th Of October 1967. She is the eldest daughter of the family. Growing up was full of challenges, but her zeal for success made it interesting. She attended Benin Technical College, obtaining her O level certificate. Coming from a humble background and being raised by a single mother, she built herself with virtue and determination to turn things around for the good of all. She relocated to Germany in 1991 where she currently resides, working as a qualified ...
Peter Alfred Schneider
Peter Schneider is a man of diverse interests. His love for the outdoors, fine dining and writing is complemented by his skills in analysing situations and people. Born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, Peter’s upbringing provided him with a strong foundation of structure and organisation that has carried him through his remarkable journey.After working in international finance in Switzerland, Peter sought new horizons and moved to Brazil, where he met and married his wife. With the arrival of their two children, the couple sought to ...
Seraina Schrag
Seraina Schrag was born in Sursee, Switzerland, and is still living in the country. She loves to read, write and sing. She especially loves playing percussion and singing.This is her first book.
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 ...