Board of Trustees
Chair and Co-Treasurer: Rob O’Connor
Co-Treasurer: Sally O’Connor
Secretary: Angela Ranson
YSJ Representative Trustee: Vybarr Cregan-Reid
Trustee: Helen Walker
Trustee and Marketing: Julia Edgar
Trustee: Shelby Gibbs
Festival Team
Festival Programming Director 2026: Chloe Hanks
Explore York Advisor: Sarah Garbacz
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:
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