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Sam Coade
Sam Coade is an award-winning comedian whose offbeat brand of comedy has seen him become an audience favourite in the UK and across Europe.
He has written for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Scotland and was shortlisted for the prestigious Pleasance Reserve in 2025.
Christel Dee
Christel Dee is an accomplished content creator, presenter and all-round top ‘geekfluencer’.
Toby DB
Toby DB (also known as @tobyfrombath) is a dynamic Writer, Performer, and Content Creator whose sharp comic instincts and distinctive voice have earned him a fast-growing audience across platforms.
Owen Horsley
Owen is an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Associate Director of Cheek By Jowl. He trained at Drama Centre London.
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Natasha Jenkins
Tom McLean
Tom McLean is a children's illustrator and author based in Oxford. After seven years working in the architecture industry Tom swapped his scale rulers for stamps, markers and crayons.
Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlist
Congratulations to Selina Brown,
Akhila Krishnan
Akhila Krishnan is an award-winning designer & creative director working at intersection of live experience, technology, moving image and storytelling.
Hannah Edwards
Steve Roberts
Steve is an illustrator and writer of children’s books and comics. He has also created, written and directed several children’s TV series.