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Featured Authors
Bret Joorsen
Consistently excellent reviews led me to Spiffing Publishing and if you're reading this for the same reasons as I was back then, just know that your work will be in safe and capable hands with them.
Bret Joorsen was born and raised in South Africa, where his love of the outdoors led him from the veld to the ocean, spearfishing and scuba diving whenever he could. After serving in the military, he studied construction management and built a long career in the industry. Now based in England with his wife, Lisa,…
Barry N Rainsford
"The enthusiasm of the Spiffing team is infectious but it doesn't prevent them being clear and cool in the advice they give"
Born in Birmingham, a ‘child of the sixties’, part of that generation of working class kids first encouraged to see continuing in education as a real option. Busked my way through university, followed by a succession of bands before dreams of ‘making it’ were bludgeoned to death by Punk. Teaching for forty years in deprived…
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James Lascelles
“I’m already recommending Spiffing to friends.”
Twenty-one years ago James read his first book on achieving more for less by focusing on value to customers and removing waste. He was hooked. Not just in a rational way but at a gut level. It resonated with his personal belief of the need to take good care of resources. He decided that this…
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Mahalia Smith
“From the first phone call with Spiffing, I felt I was in good hands and I didn't feel pressured into anything.”
Mahalia Smith has always been passionate about reading, but her journey into writing was ignited by the encouragement of an inspiring English teacher who shared how much they enjoyed one of Mahalia’s short stories, even taking it home to read to their family. This moment planted the seed for what would become a lifelong ambition….
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Maisie Kitton
"...supportive, friendly, and informative from day one. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they really care about the quality of the work they produce"
Maisie lives in Dorset, the home of the stunning Jurassic Coast. On the days when she isn’t writing, she’s exploring the coastline, the footpaths, and taking photos of the beautiful scenery. She likes to bring a notebook and pen with her on these adventures because long hikes always inspire story ideas and new characters. When…
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Sarah Clayton
"Spiffing provide a knowledgeable, safe and supportive environment that is difficult to find elsewhere"
Sarah is the creator of The Write Wild Method, a transformative approach that helps writers reconnect with their creativity through the rhythms of the natural world. After years of burnout, self-doubt, and chronic illness, she discovered that the wild had something essential to teach us—not just about the land, but about how we create, heal,…
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Dr Jeanne Hardacre
"The Spiffing team all know their stuff and applied their skills with care and attention"
Dr Jeanne Hardacre is Founder of BeTheCultureChange™ and offers refreshingly candid, independent insights from beyond the established “system”. Through three decades of research and specialist consulting, Jeanne has supported tens of thousands of leaders, managers and team members, from executive boardrooms to community prefabs. With her down-to-earth, warm yet incisive approach, she enables and emboldens…
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Toby Oliver
“Highly professional... inspiring cover design and editing.”
Toby Oliver was born in London, and since 2007 moved to the countryside of West Sussex with his family in England. For many years he worked as an Administrator in Central London. His first novel Codename Nicolette is based upon the real-life secret work of MI5’s Double Cross System, who was responsible for controlling turned…
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Miller Caldwell
“Spiffing… Dedication, honesty and excellent service.”
Educated at the Reform Street, Primary school, Kirriemuir, Angus; Shawlands Primary Glasgow; The Glasgow Academy; Edinburgh University, London University and Glasgow University. Miller’s first post was in Tema in Ghana as a Church of Scotland Missionary. After six years abroad he was appointed as an educational social worker in Stirling at St Modan’s Roman Catholic…
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Alexis Grove
“Spiffing Publishing is a consistently professional team.”
I hail from Brooklyn, New York, but right now I’m living with my young family in London. I read a pretty wide range of books, from non-fiction to mystery thrillers (e.g., Lee Child) to fantasy/Sci-fi (e.g., GRRM). I enjoy writing character driven high concept soft sci-fi aimed at a YA audience
