Moyra Donaldson
Acclaimed poet. Widely published in magazines and anthologies in this country and America. Work broadcast on BBC. Books published: Kissing Ghosts (Lapwing), Snakeskin Stilettos (Lagan Press), Beneath The Ice (Lagan Press) and The Horse's Nest. Shortlisted for Tribune/Hennessey New Irish Writers' Prize. Allingham Award for Poetry. Has written for the theatre. Screenplay filmed in 1996. Has tutored creative writing. Poet in "Residence" on Belfast to Troon (and back!) ferry. By invitation, has read her work in Canada. Also a spell as Literary editor for Fortnight magazine.

Anne Harris
Published writer and winner of several short story competitions including Downtown Radio competition. Won first and second prize in same year in one competition. Play performed on RTE. Runner-up in Brian Moore Short Story competition. Runner-up in prestigious national Ian St James Short Story competition. MA in creative writing.

Ian Campbell
Very successful short story writer and sometime poet. Several stories published in Belfast Telegraph. Story published in My Weekly. Three stories published in Passages. Stories published in Focus and Ireland's Own. Poems published in Folio International and other UK magazines. Stories broadcast on local radio.Winner in two consecutive years of Downtown Short Story competition. Ulster Arts Club Award winner. Blackstaff Press Award winner. UTV Drama Award runner-up. Other poems shortlisted. Former WEA creative writing tutor. Frequent contributor to "My Story", Radio Ulster and one of his stories appears in the recent BBC/Blackstaff publication My Story. His play Don't Take It Personally has recently featured in the Short Play Awards and has been professionally performed.

Maureen Anne Browne
Poems published in several anthologies by Forward Press. Travel feature published in local press. Two poems accepted for publication in anthologies by United Press due out early 2003. Current group secretary. Contributor to "My Story", Radio Ulster. Has won second prize in competition run by Writing Magazine and her poem Pocohontas has been published in that magazine.

Ruth Thompson
Poet and prose writer. MA in creative writing. Published in Fortnight magazine, other anthologies and on the Internet. Has read own work at Between The Lines. Contributor to "My Story", Radio Ulster and story published in BBC/Blackstaff publication My Story.

Margaret Graham
One half of double act (with husband and fellow member, John). Winner of humour category of Downtown Short Story competition and runner-up in Brian Moore Short Story competition. Broadcast on Radio Ulster as part of My Story season. Published in Ireland's Own. Contributor to "My Story", Radio Ulster.

Pamela Greene
Poet. Has participated in several Belfast Festival at Queen's fringe readings and various other venues. Published in Poetry Ireland Revue, HU, Sunday Tribune, The White Page (Salmon Press), Down At The Millennium, heresay and Full Moon. Anthologies of own work: Heartland (Lapwing) and the recent Tattoo Me (Summer Palace Press).

Judith Thurley
Poet and short story writer. Read at numerous festivals including Belfast Festival at Queen's and the award winning ITV programme, Festival Virgin. Own anthology, Listening For Hedgehogs, published by Lapwing Press.

Stephen Hanson
Poet. Has read at many venues throughout Ireland and on local radio. Featured also in ITV award winning programme, Festival Virgin and at Belfast Festival at Queen's. Own anthology of poems, A Misspelt Youth, published by Lapwing Press.

Noel Spence
Poet and short story writer. Twice runner-up prize winner of Brian Moore Short story competition. Has published three volumes of short stories – Nib In The Mouth, Secrets and Lies and Luck.

Hugh Robinson
Former member and tutor of group. Winner of several competitions including Downtown Short Story competition, Ireland's Own Short Story competition. Runner-up in other competitions. Winner in first Ian St James Short Story Competition in 1989 and story published in At The Stroke Of Twelve (Fontana). Broadcasts regularly on Radio Ulster's Walter Love programme. Author of book of short stories in Ulster Scots dialect (Across The Fields Of Yesterday, Ullans Press) republished in plain English version under the title Back Across The Fields Of Yesterday and The Book Of Beautiful Things And Other Stories.

Noel McBride
Short stories and occasional humorous verse. Winner of Radio Ulster Short Story competition. Runner-up in Downtown Radio Short Story competition. Winner of Bangor Lions Short Story competition. Finalist in Ian St James Short Story competition. Runner-up in Brian Moore Short Story competition. Stories published in Awakenings, My Own Place, Acclaim (mainland), Brangle, Underneath The Arches (memories of East Belfast), Can Magazine, Newtownards Chronicle. Stories broadcast on Downtown and Radio Ulster. Readings at various events including Ulster American Folk Park Festival. Has tutored short story writing. Contributor to "My Story", Radio Ulster and story included in BBC/Blackstaff publication My Story.

Bill Mills
Stories and articles. Well known in yachting circles. Publishes regularly in sailing magazines and frequent broadcaster on Miscellany (RTE).

Eric Conn
Poet and short story writer. Successful in various competitions including Brian Moore Short Story Competition. Stories broadcast on "My Story", Radio Ulster and three stories included in BBC/Blackstaff publication My Story. Regular voice on Radio Ulster.

John Graham
Poet and short story writer. Stories broadcast on "My Story", Radio Ulster.

Olga Theron
Short story writer. Story broadcast on "My Story", Radio Ulster and published in Belfast Telegraph. Series of stories published in Donaghadee Reporter.

Peggy Fulton
Poet and short story writer. Story broadcast on "My Story", Radio Ulster.

Eddie Whiteside
Short story writer. Winner of second prize in Bank Street Writers' story competition. Story published in June 2006 edition of Current Accounts No. 22.

Walter Wilson
Poet and short story writer. Fourth prize in Scottish Open Poetry Competition and third prize in Bristol Open Poetry competition.

Jim Monaghan
Poet. Published in Newtownards Chronicle.

Andrew Crane
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Andrew moved to Northern Ireland in 1996.  He has been writing both prose and poetry steadily for 20 years, but did not actively publish his work until joining Ards Writers.  Published works include A Hudson View poetry digest, Spinnings (Intense Tales of Life) and Invisible Fire.

Julie Holmes
Julie's first novella was written at the tender age of four, although her parents did have to assist with characters, storyline and scotch-taping the pages together.  Since then, she has tried a more formal approach to writing by joining the Ards Writers.  She has had historical pieces published by Queen's University and Historical Belfast magazine and is currently trying to break into the fiction market.

Stephanie Conn
Stephanie's poetry has been published in Ulla's Nib, Speech Therapy and on several websites including Get Writing NI and Ranfurly Review. She obtained a bursary to attend the 22^nd John Hewitt Summer School. She is a primary school teacher and is currently teaching poetry workshops in schools. Stephanie is studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Queen's University, Belfast.