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<p>Edward Dickens worked for various book publishers for almost 20 years before finally deciding enough was enough and giving up the day job to pursue a career as an author. So far so good – this is his third book having co-authored the political satires The Brexsh*t Book and What the Trump?! both for Portico. Edward is the father of two smallish boys and one larger man-boy, so is out of the woods in terms of nappies but very much in the thick of it in terms of trying to keep everyone happy, least of all his wife and himself. Edward lives in Hove, England.</p>

Christine Denniston is one of the World’s leading experts on the teaching and practise of Tango, and has taught the dance on five continents since 1993. She contributes to the websites totaltango.com and history-of-tango.com.

Andrew Davies has written a variety of comedy books for the Portico imprint including the original When I Were A Lad and its successors; School Lad, Nipper, Lass and Meerkat. He’s vented his fury in the Ivor Grump books, including The Grumpy Drivers’ Handbook and The Grumpy Golfers’ Handbook, and some sports nostalgia books under the alias of Captain William Featherstone-Dawes.However the most fun he’s had was writing the captions for 101 Sports Not To Try.

Patrick Dalton was born in London and has lived in London his entire life (not including holidays). Professionally he is radio producer who worked for many years at the BBC and later at the London radio station LBC producing a variety of news and entertainment programmes.

Patrick is the creator of www.shitlondon.co.uk

Kevan Davis is a designer of board, street, web and escape room games whose work includes the zombie browser game Urban Dead and the housework tracker Chore Wars.

Phil Davy studied musical instrument making at the London College of Furniture and has taught carpentry and joinery at colleges in the west of England. As a qualified wood machinist, Phil is a Consultant Editor for Good Woodworking magazine.

By day, Lucy Davidson is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, by night she runs popular craft and design blog Peas and Needles, where you’ll find craft tutorials, lifestyle posts, and places to visit and adventure. Lucy lives in Brighton.

James Duigan is a globally respected authority on health and wellbeing, and the author of the bestselling ‘Clean & Lean’ diet series, which has sold nearly a million copies worldwide. Originally from Australia, James founded his Bodyism brand in Notting Hill in 2006 and has since grown it into a global health empire with Bodyism Wellness Clubs now in some of the world’s most exclusive locations and expansion planned, as well as Bodyism Cafés franchised internationally. The brand includes supplements and fitness wear, sold in Selfridges, Harrods, Space NK and Net-a-Porter.

James divides his time between London, Sydney and LA, with his Brazilian wife and two young children. His impressive celebrity client list includes Emilia Clarke, Hugh Grant, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and model Lara Stone.

Tom Dyckhoff has written widely for publications from The Sunday Telegraph to GQ. He’s the architecture and design critic of The Times newspaper and has written the weekly ‘Let’s Move To…’ column for the Guardian Weekend magazine for more than a decade.

Elisabeth Dunker is an artist and visual communicator educated at the HDK School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg. Elisabeth has also designed homewares for House of Rym and Urban Outfitters and has worked as a stylist for IKEA and KappAhl. She founded her blog, Fine Little Day, in 2007. The blog reaches an international audience and features everything from book reviews, crafts, patterns, interiors and art, to DIY projects and home tours. With 100K followers on Instagram, the blog has been featured in Vogue Living, Milk Magazine (France), Lucky magazine (USA), Design Sponge, Apartment Therapy, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living and more. It has been listed on The Independent (50 best interiors websites 2013), Vogue Japan (top 3 blogs for moms and kids, 2012), and The Times online UK (50 of the world’s best design blogs).