Ceri Jones trained as a Natural Chef in Berkeley, California. Her cooking has always had a focus on health and community, and she has carved out a niche cooking on wellness retreats around the world. Ceri is currently Food Educator at the Garden Museum in London, where she has pioneered one of the first museum food learning programmes in the country. Above all, Ceri is passionate about empowering people with the skills and confidence to elevate their home cooking.
Evan Joseph is the New York photographer responsible for the epic photography in New York at Night. He has been a member of the faculty of Parsons School of Design and The Art Institute of NYC and his work has been published in leading magazines around the world, including Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, NY Living, New York Magazine, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Observer, and The New York Times.
A native South Carolinian, Leigh Jones Handal has been an avid student of Low Country history since she was a Brownie Scout. She is co-editor of the City of Charleston’s official Tour Guide Training Manual and organized Historic Charleston Foundation’s annual spring house and garden tours for 13 years, as well as the Preservation Society of Charleston’s fall home tours. A graduate of the College of Charleston, Leigh has been a licensed tour guide for more than 20 years. She created and appears regularly on the Lowcountry Live show’s “I Love the Low Country.”
The Harmony Guides have been longstanding references for more than thirty years, with over half a million worldwide sales. All titles are fully revised and updated with eye-catching photography and innovative new stitches, but also never forgetting the heritage of the guides, these really will be the only reference titles on any knitter’s bookshelves.
Susie Johns is an artist and writer whose work spans a wide range of crafts. A graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, she is the author of numerous books and a regular contributor to various magazines in the UK.
Simon James teaches Latin at Westminster school in London, where he has lived and worked for many years. An avid cinephile, he is also the author of The London Film Location Guide.
Jordan St. John is a Canadian beer writer, blogger and brewer, his articles appearing in many publications, including the Toronto Sun and newspapers in Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg. He lives and works in Toronto.
Joy Jolliffe was seduced by screenprinting whilst studying fashion design and illustration. Joy works at her local school teaching creative textiles. Her online shop, randomretail.co.uk, is now in its second year.
Russell Johnson was born and raised in Memphis. He is the son of sharecroppers and the grandson of a Memphis streetcar conductor. A sustaining member of the West Tennessee Historical Society, Johnson is the owner and primary author of the website MemphisHistory.com, a resource aimed at promoting regional and cultural pride.
James Campi Jr. is a political communications veteran who holds a lifelong interest in the Civil War. He is currently responsible for government and public relations at the Civil War Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Civil War battlegrounds. He has edited several books on the Civil War and has successfully lobbied for $100 million in government grants for historic preservation. He has also led grassroots campaigns to save Gettysburg, Wilderness and Chancellorsville battlefields.
Stephnie Jeffs is a teacher and author. She worked with Derek Williams on the 21st Century Children’s Bible.
