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<p>Brandon Lunsford is a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, and has lived in Charlotte since 1996. He has worked at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and the Charlotte Museum of History. Brandon has a Master’s Degree in Public History from the University of North Carolina.</p>

Lago was born in 2014, by two best friends who love travelling and design. Lago designs, produces and distributes travel-inspired posters and postcards that use scratch-off methods, made in Korea. They believe ‘life is a great adventure or nothing’, and hope their designs make every adventure more fun and enjoyable.

Andy Lynes edited the Metro newspaper’s Good Taste food and drink pages. He also writes for the Independent on Sunday, The Times, Sainsbury’s Magazine and Waitrose Food Illustrated, and has been nominated for the Glenfiddich Award. He lives in Brighton.

Sincerely Louise is an independent, award-winning knitting brand that specializes in faux taxidermy-inspired designs. Launched in 2014, Sincerely Louise has grown from a one-girl band working in a bedroom, to a small team based in south London, to a studio in Sheffield. Their aim is to encourage and inspire as many people as possible to learn to knit and to create something fun with a big personality. Sincerely Louise has been featured in the Telegraph, Sunday Express, The Times and Mollie Makes, among many other publications.

Dr Martin Latham has a PhD in history from London University and was a lecturer at Hertfordshire University before becoming a bookseller. He has managed Waterstones bookshop in Canterbury for over 30 years – the longest-serving Waterstones manager. He is proud of ordering the excavation of the Roman Bath-House floor at his bookshop, paying for it with the biggest petty cash slip in Waterstones history.

Michael A. Lee, known also by ‘Tony’, is a 64-year-old man whose wife of 36 years and two sons, aged 25 and 27, say looks like a Yorkshire fusion of Larry David, Eddie the Eagle and Junior Soprano. Michael describes himself as a fascinating polymath with the bearing of an Emperor, the intelligence of Einstein, the wisdom of Solomon and the Insight of Socrates and also regards himself a very modest man who is well aware that delusion can be a dangerous gift. The humour which underpins his creative writing has been influenced over the years by great comedy as delivered by Spike Milligan, The Goons and The Monty Python team and more.

Michael divides much of his time between West Yorkshire and Scotland where he enjoys hiking, cycling, cold water swimming, kayaking, gardening and, often, getting under his retired wife’s feet. Michael also provides after-dinner and motivational talks designed to inspire, motivate and energize.

Humphrey Lyttelton, also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician, broadcaster, and chairman of the cult BBC radio programme I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Universally loved, he sadly passed away in April 2008. He was survived by his four children.

Pat Long was a former assistant editor at NME during the late 1990s. He is now a freelance music journalist who has written for, among others, the Guardian, Mojo and Kerrang! He lives in London.

Alan Lee is one of the most popular fantasy illustrators in the world. He has worked with Brian Froud and his work adorns the covers of many fantasy novels, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Bill Lindeke has a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota, and has written for Minnpost, the Park Bugle, and Growler magazine, among others. He was born in Minneapolis, but has spent most of his time in St Paul and serves there on the Saint Paul Planning Commission and Transportation Committee.