Maurizio credits his career as an illustrator to a childhood leg injury. While spending months recovering from a broken leg, he learned to love illustration while reading many, many comics. After working as an art director, he started his own illustration studio and collaborates with publishers, graphic design studios, and advertising agencies. Maurizio lives in in Rimini, Italy.
Jane Clarke is a trusted nutritionist and trained chef, whose belief is grounded in the simple statement, “food nourishes your life, not just your body”. She is a best-selling author and regular media contributor, providing inspirational recipes and nutritional information, as well as cutting edge scoops on current health and nutrition topics. She has run a private practice in London for over 15 years and recently opened a practice closer to home in Leicester.
Clerkenwell Boy is an anonymous, Instagram-based, food-blogger with over 298k followers. From old pubs to pop-ups and markets to Michelin-starred restaurants, @clerkenwellboyec1 is now a trusted source by public opinion of where to eat next; he has been featured by the BBC, Guardian, Observer, Telegraph, The Times and more. He’s now trying to use his influence to put a spotlight on important causes. His not-for-profit recipe book #CookForSyria was an award-winning campaign.
Graphologist to the rich and famous, Allan Conway has analyzed handwriting for film and TV stars, businessmen, top sportsmen and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic. He has written three books on graphology and is often called as an expert witness in cases of signature forgery.
Chris Cooper is a science writer and editor. His previous books include The Solar System, How Everyday Things Work and Matter. He has also edited and contributed to many books and encyclopaedias, including The Practical Astronomer, The Search for Infinity: from Quarks to the Cosmos, The Natural History of the Universe and Secrets of the Universe. He lives with his family in the English country town of Bedford.
Shona Crawford Poole is a former Times cook and has written eight cookery books including The New Times Cook Book, The Sunday Times Cook’s Companion and the bestselling Ice Cream.
Tracy Chapman is a prolific knit designer who has worked as a consultant for Rowan Yarns and as an instructor at the Liberty sewing school.
Sunny Moran and Jacqui Cleaver started New You Boot Camp in 2007 and it is now the most successful military style weight-loss programme running in Europe. Sunny and Jacqui started the bootcamp after struggling with their weight and have since gone on to significantly alter hundreds of women’s attitudes to their bodies and their diets.
