Contributors

Wilfred Arlan Peterson (1900-1995) was an American author who wrote for This Week magazine (a national Sunday supplement in newspapers) for many years. For twenty-five years, he wrote a monthly column for Science of Mind magazine. He published nine books starting in 1949 with The Art of Getting Along: Inspiration for Triumphant Daily Living.

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin to the West.

Stephen Johnson studied genetics at Cambridge University before qualifying as a solicitor in 1982. He subsequently also qualified as an attorney and worked in the US for Kirkland & Ellis LLP for over thirty years, most recently in San Francisco. He now focuses on intellectual property (IP) from a business perspective. Stephen is currently a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business teaching on the business aspects of IP and technology licensing.

Jane McCosh was a young bride when she moved into Dalemain Mansion, a draughty, haunted eighteenth-century stately home outside Penrith. As the new daughter-in-law, she was told that the house was the family business, and was put in charge of the tea rooms. Her aim in starting the Marmalade Festival was to 'bring people to my tea rooms in February'.

John Clellon Holmes (March 12, 1926 – March 30, 1988) was an American author, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 novel Go. Considered the first 'Beat' novel, Go depicted events in his life with his friends Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg. He was often referred to as the 'quiet Beat' and was one of Kerouac's closest friends. Holmes also wrote what is considered the definitive jazz novel of the Beat Generation, The Horn.

Katy Hessel is a 26 year-old art historian, presenter and curator. Best known for running @thegreatwomenartists, an Instagram account with 145,000 followers dedicated to celebrating female artists on a daily basis, she has collaborated with Victoria Miro Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Tate Modern and Dior, among others. The host of The Great Women Artists Podcast, with over 400,000 downloads, Katy Hessel has written extensively for Phaidon and British Vogue, lectured at Cambridge University and the National Gallery, curated shows at the Timothy Taylor Gallery and annual residencies at Palazzo Monti, Brescia, and presented programmes for the BBC. She also hosts Dior's podcast, Dior Talks – Feminist Art.

Jane Renton is a former presenter of BBC2's Money Programme. She currently teaches public speaking and media presentation skills to senior executives and others in the public eye, particularly in the area of crisis management. She also writes about business and finance for a number of publications and organisations, including The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training & Consultancy, an independent firm based in the U.K. specialising in marketing consultancy, research and training on marketing issues, sales, and communication and management skills.
He is a consultant of more than twenty five years experience and was a Director of a major consulting organisation before starting his own firm in 1990. Previously he began his career in publishing, holding sales, sales management and marketing positions, subsequently working for a management institute before moving into consultancy.
His work has spanned many industries, and also many countries. In training he conducts tailored in-company courses, individual tutorials and is also a conference speaker. He also conducts "public" seminars and has presented regularly for a variety of organisers including The Chartered Institute of Marketing and similar bodies overseas.
He is the author of many articles and books. His successful business, self-help and career books include 100 Great Presentation Ideas (Marshall Cavendish) and Successful Time Management (Kogan Page). He has titles translated into twenty four different languages. His most treasured review said: Patrick has a lucid and elegant style of writing which allows him to present information in a way that is organised, focused and easy to apply (Professional Marketing Magazine).

Geoffrey Strachan is a noted translator of French and German literature into English. He is best known for his renderings of the novels of French-Russian writer Andreï Makine. In addition, he has also translated works by Yasmina Réza, Nathacha Appanah, Elie Wiesel and Jérôme Ferrari. Uniquely, he has won both the Scott-Moncrieff Prize (for translation from French) and the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (for translation from German).

Born in Santa Fé, Argentina in 1937, Juan José Saer was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the university in Rennes, Brittany. In 1988, Juan José Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize for The Event. His work is translated into all major languages and includes The Witness, Nobody Nothing Never and The Investigation, also published by Serpent's Tail. Saer died in July 2005.