Contributors

Orlaine McDonald is a writer of mixed Jamaican and Irish heritage, and lives in London. This is her first novel.

Horace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. During his lifetime he travelled all over the US as a salesman and taxi-driver, and his varied career included reporting and sports editing, acting as bodyguard to a politician, doubling for a wrestler, and writing for films and magazines. A founder of the celebrated Dallas Little Theatre, his novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948), and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a film. He died in 1955.

Tracy Maton has worked in copywriting, marketing and project management. She is a huge fan of Patricia Highsmith and was inspired to write her debut novel, The Artful Anna Harris, by her love of The Talented Mr Ripley. She currently lives in Bristol with her husband.

Jessica McCabe is an actress, writer and the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD. Offering guidance on how people with ADHD might work better with their brains, her channel has gained endorsements from treatment providers, ADHD researchers and the wider neuro-divergent community. McCabe's work has been featured by The New York Times, Washington Post, Upworthy and more. She is based in Seattle, Washington.

Robert Matthews is a Visiting Professor at Aston University, specialising in the mathematics of chance and uncertainty. His research on issues ranging from the prediction of coincidences to methods for turning evidence into insight has been published in many leading journals, including Nature and The Lancet. He is also an award-winning science writer, Science Consultant to BBC Focus and a former specialist correspondent with The Times and Sunday Telegraph. www.robertmatthews.org

Emmérick-Adrien Maury was a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. As a resident physician at the Royal Homeopathic Hospital in London, he devoted himself to homeopathy and acupuncture. He died in 1990.

Susan Maushart was born and lives in New York. She holds a PhD in Communication Arts and Science from New York University. Her books include The Mask of Motherhood, Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women, and What Women Want Next all published internationally and to widespread acclaim.

Rollo May was an innovative American psychologist and psychotherapist, best known for his work in the field of existential therapy. He taught at Harvard, Princeton and Yale, and was Regents' Professor at the University of California. He authored many influential books and articles, including the bestsellers Love and Will and The Meaning of Anxiety. He died in 1994.

Author Richard Maynard worked as a project manager in construction from 1975 to 1987. In 1990 he received an Australian Literature Board bursary. His books include The Coconut Book and The Quiet Place.

Vimala McClure is the founder of the International Association of Infant Massage.

Mark McCormack was named by Sports Illustrated as 'the most powerful man in sports'. A college golfer, he worked at a Cleveland law firm when he began representing a young unknown named Arnold Palmer. A host of sports celebrities in golf, tennis and other areas followed and today the company WME/IMG represents a wide array of events and clients ranging from the Nobel Foundation to Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic to Colin Montgomerie.

Justin McCurry has lived in Tokyo since 1991 and reports on Japan and South East Asia for the Guardian

Sandra McDonald is an independent advisor and trainer on mental capacity issues. She was the Public Guardian for Scotland for 14 years, supervising those appointed to manage the affairs of individuals no longer able to do so personally. She holds qualifications in law, public sector management and nursing. She also operated as her father's Power of Attorney, so knows first-hand the challenges that attorneys face.