Amanda Amory from London
Rose Atkinson from Sheffield
Elizabeth Berry from West Midlands
Colin Burgess from Kent
Martina Bonarius from Milton Keynes
Robin Booth from Worcestershire
Madeleine Brettingham from Dorset
Jonathan Broadbent from London
Mark Bullock from London
Colin Bytheway from Bristol
Anson Clark from Cheshire
Paul Coman from South Wales
Theo Cross from Hampshire
Gareth Davies from Shropshire
Darien Davis from London
Sevil Delin currently working in Turkey
Short-listed writers
Jane Duncan from Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Susan Earl from London
Kirsten Edwards from Gwent, South Wales
George Eustice from London
Chris Fittock from Liverpool
Diane Glynn from London
Ralphe Hulle from Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sam Klein from London
Rachel Kydd from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Rosaleen Kyle from Brighton
Hayley Meachin from Birmingham
Justine Mitchell from Middlesex
Ben Muir from Blackpool
Ben Parsons from North Yorkshire
Sophie Perks from Devon
Gordon Ridout from London
Imogen Salzman from London
Andrew Sheerin from Leeds
Andy Smith from London
Claire Stewart from Sheffield
James Stroud from Norwich
Fiorella Sultana from Wiltshire
Edward Taylor from Norwich
Dan Wicksman from Surrey
Paul Williamson from Surrey
Donna Worthington from Lancashire
