Marina Benjamin worked as a journalist before turning to non-fiction and, later, memoir. She has served as arts editor of the New Statesman and deputy arts editor of the Evening Standard and has written features and book reviews for most of the broadsheet papers. Her first book Living at the End of the World (1998) looked at the mass psychology of millenarians. Rocket Dreams (2003), an offbeat elegy to the end of the space age, is at the same time a story about coming of age in the 1970s, while Last Days in Babylon (2007) blends memoir, political commentary and travelogue to explore the story of the Jews of Iraq. These days, Marina works as senior editor at the digital magazine Aeon. She teaches regular life writing and creative non-fiction
Spartz founded the Harry Potter site www.MuggleNet.com at age 12 in 1999. He co-authored books about the Harry Potter series.
He is the CEO of Spartz media. Spartz media have many interests. In January 2010 Spartz launched OMG Facts. OMG-Facts.com receives 30 million monthly page views, has 500,000 subscribers on YouTube,and 4.5 million followers on Twitter
He graduated in May 2009 with a degree in management from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
Dr Joshua Wolrich BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCS is an NHS surgical trainee and nutrition MSc student who is not only setting the record straight when it comes to people claiming food is medicine, but aggressively fighting weight stigma and encouraging his patients to have a healthy, happy relationship with their bodies and food. He follows a Health at Every Size® approach and you can find him using social media to campaign for healthcare to become weight-inclusive.
Megan Jayne Crabbe is the social media star known online as Bodyposipanda. She's an anorexia survivor, anti-diet enthusiast, and believer in fat acceptance and intersectional body positivity. Her #1 bestselling debut book Body Positive Power has taught thousands of women how to stop dieting and make peace with their bodies for good.
Rebecca Seal is a former assistant editor of Observer Food Monthly and Observer Woman and is now a magazine editor and freelance journalist.
Specialising in food, drink and lifestyle pieces, Rebecca has written articles for many magazines and newspapers including Grazia, Red and Olive, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, The Observer, The Times and Sunday Times. She is a food/drink expert on C4's Sunday Brunch.
Gina Martin is a British activist and freelance writer. In August 2017 she was upskirted at a music festival and began a campaign over the legality of upskirting in England and Wales.
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Pippa Stacey is a disabled writer, speaker, and communication consultant based in Yorkshire.
She is the author of University And Chronic Illness: A Survival Guide, and has also compiled and contributed to other non-fiction books in the disability sphere. Her award-winning blog, Life Of Pippa, documents her experiences of navigating life and chasing her ambitions while managing her chronic illness, and through sharing her authentic experiences she has grown a sizeable online community on social media.
Alongside her writing and media engagements, Pippa also works in communications consultancy in the charity sector. She has a particular interest in inclusive education and employment and how these things can be made more accessible for people wi
