Ran Walker

Ran Walker is judging the Page Turner Awards Book Award for published authors.

Ran (he/him) is an award-winning author and filmmaker, who has written over 30 books. Specializing in very short creative forms, he serves as an associate professor of creative writing at Hampton University and lives

Charlotte Valentine

Author Charlotte Valentine is judging the Page Turner Book Award.

After studying Law in London, Charlotte moved into the corporate world where she was a Managing Director in Investment Banking before leaving to pursue her love of literature and study for her MA with the Open University.

After

Maya Grimley

Blogger and podcaster and reviewer of books, Maya Grimley, is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award.

She is a blogger and podcaster who reviews all kinds of books and movies. She’s been running her blog since 2020 and her podcast since 2021, both of which are called Maya’s Reviews.

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Stewart Carry ~ Screenplay Award Judge

As a retired schoolteacher turned script and screenwriter, his forty-year career included extensive overseas teaching, lecturing, and drama training, which he credits as providing a deep well of material for his writing.

His professional background includes writing scripts and directing stage

Stuart Wakefield

With 26 years of experience in theatre, broadcast media, and coaching, Stuart has developed a deep love of character. His journey began with a passion for comic books, TV, and diverse literature, which led to a lifelong commitment to the craft of storytelling.

Holding an MA in Professional

HeyitsCarlyRae

HeyitsCarlyRae will be judging the 2025 Page Turner Book Awards, hoping to find new talented authors to read.

Carly-Rae has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Harvard University Extension School with a field of study in literature and minors in Creative Writing and Archaeology/Anthropology. She

Margaret Milner Schmueck

Margaret Milner Schmueck, an Irish film producer working under her production company Split Second Films, is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award in the hope of finding new screenplays to option and produce.

Margaret lives in Cork, Ireland, and produces animation, short and feature films, and

Asal Shirazi BEM

Humanitarian, published author, entrepreneur, and scientist, Asal Shirazi BEM, Founder of Autoimmune Support and Awareness Foundation, is judging the Page Turner Book Award and hoping to discover some great new, talented authors.

Asal is also a mother who has fought back from devastating illness

Jessica Hatch

Author Jessica Hatch is judging the 2026 Page Turner Book Award with the hope of finding published novels that wraps her up in the story.

Jessica has a passion for writing laugh-out-loud fiction with a strong beating heart. Her first novel, My Big Fake Wedding (Bookouture/Hachette Book Group)

Katja Kaine

Katja Kaine is judging our 2026 Page Turner Awards Book award.

Katja Kaine is a Yorkshire-based writer of feminist YA fantasy novels. She has won multiple awards for writing, including the Northern Writers Northern Promise Award and the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition. She was also

Barri Evins

A working film producer and former industry executive with decades of experience, Barri Evins has sold pitches, specs, articles, and books to all the major studios. She brings this expertise to her work as a script and story consultant, both nurturing writers and fighting alongside them to get

Rick Holland

Rick Holland is judging the Page Turner Book Award for Best Book Cover and hoping to see compelling covers that draw readers in.

Rick is the owner of Vision Press. He has been designing for over 20 years and has been creating book covers for over 10 years. Rick also has 5 years of professional

Pramudith D. Rupasinghe

Humanitarian Laureate, Pramudith D. Rupasinghe, is judging the Page Turner Book Awards hoping to find cultural stories that cross the borders of human interests.

Laureate of Golden Aster Award for Global Literature 2020 for his historical fiction Bayan, Pramudith D. Rupasinghe has explored new

Hannah Baxter-Deuce

Hannah Baxter-Deuce Is Judging Our Page Turner Awards 2026 Writing Awards.

As newly appointed Publisher for Bloodhound Books, Hannah possesses a wealth of experience working in both independent publishing houses and the ‘Big Five’. Having worked up through the Marketing and Publicity side of the

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Juan Padrón

Juan is a Marketing graduate and professional book cover designer with over 10 years of experience. He specializes in creating covers for major platforms like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IngramSpark.

Throughout his career, he had the privilege of working with publishing houses across various

Jenny Rarden

Experienced editor, Jenny Rarden is judging the Page Turner Book Award (for published books) and our Writing Award (for unpublished manuscripts) and is excited to be involved with this unique international writing contest.

She has been married for over 25 years and has a 24-year-old son. She and

Jennifer Bisbing

Jennifer Bisbing is judging the Page Turner Awards Writing Award.

Bisbing Books Founder Jennifer Bisbing is an award-winning book editor and photographer and nationally published poet. Raised by a renowned forensic scientist, Bisbing’s murder mystery Under the Pines reveals childhood memories of

Stewart Carry

As a retired schoolteacher turned script and screenwriter, his forty-year career included extensive overseas teaching, lecturing, and drama training, which he credits as providing a deep well of material for his writing.

His professional background includes writing scripts and directing stage

Melissa Hope

Melissa Hope is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award and is the author of SEA OF KINGS, an award-nominated children's fantasy.

Melissa helps aspiring writers improve their craft and connect with the writing community through her free writing tutorials.

Although still a Canadian at heart

Rose Billington

Rose Billington is a judge for the Writing Award and is hoping to discover talented writers to mentor and edit on the road to publication. She has worked in publishing for more than twenty years (several of which at a leading literary agency) so she can help writers create eye-catching submission

Sophie Duffy

Sophie Duffy is a novelist who has turned her attention to creative non-fiction/memoir. She has had four novels published, including The Generation Game and Betsy and Lilibet, all by Legend Press and a further two under the pseudonym Lizzie Lovell for Allen and Unwin. Her latest publication is D is

Robin Kaczmarczyk

Producer's rep and experienced screenwriter, Robin Kaczmarczyk is judging the Page Turner Screenplay in the hope of finding talented screenwriters to place their screenplays in front of producer Omar Kaczmarczyk.

Born in 1968 in Mexico City, Robin has been working on storytelling since childhood

Pulane Chaka

Pulane (Laney) Chaka is judging Page Turner Awards Book Award for aspiring authors who are looking for their published work to be recognised by industry professionals.

She is a seasoned journalist and editor known for her keen editorial eye and storytelling prowess. As a former Editor-in-Chief