Naomi Alderman is an English writer best known for The Power (2016), winner of the 2017 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her other works include Disoberdience (2006), The Lessons (2010), Borrowed Time (2011), The Liars Gospel (2012) and The Future (2023).
Kemi Ashing-Giwa is an American writer known for her books, 2024 Compton Crook Award winner The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), and a number of short stories.
Marci Mehringer is a Hungarian musician who appeared on the 10th season of Hungary’s X-Factor and whose music has been critical of the country’s government.
Simon Callow CBE is an English actor, musician, writer, and theatre director, famous for his film roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and A Room with a View (1985).