TEAM & SPONSORS

Board of Trustees

Chair: Rob O’Connor

Treasurer: Alex Hutchinson

Secretary: Angela Ranson

YSJ Representative Trustee: Vybarr Cregan-Reid

Trustee: Sally O’Connor

Trustee: Julia Edgar

Trustee: Shelby Gibbs

Trustee: Chloe Hanks

Festival Team

Festival Programming Co-Ordinator: Rob O’Connor

Festival Programming 2025: All Trustees


Student Programming Support: Mike Ayre, Hermione Hill and Caitlin Finn

Explore York programme: Lyndsay Glover

St Peter’s School Advisor: Ben Fuller

Brochure Design: Craig Walton grafik.co.uk

Website support: Craig Walton grafik.co.uk

THANKS
Our thanks go to the following organisations and individuals for their help and support:
Fox Lane Books: Kirstie Lount
Little Apple Bookshop: Philippa Morris and Tim Curtis
Criminally Good Books: Isla Coole
St Peter’s School: Sarah Opie and the Team
York St John University: Jessica Baxter
York Theatre Royal: Vicky Biles and the Team

Our thanks go to all the agents, publishers, contributors and artists who have supported this year’s festival. A special thanks go to our wonderful team of volunteers who share their time in order to make this happen. Thanks also to everyone attending an event. 

You are why we do this!


Our Sponsors

The Festival’s sponsors and partners for its 2025 festival are as follows:

Main Sponsor


Partners

Partner Websites:

St. Peter’s School York
Fox Lane Books
Joseph Rowntree School
The Mount School York
The Little Apple Bookshop
York Theatre Royal
Say Owt
Explore York Libraries & Archives
York Howlers
The Portal Bookshop
Criminally Good Books