Eddie Gibbons is a founder member of the Lemon Tree Writers. He has three poetry books published by Thirsty Books, Edinburgh, and two publications by Koo Press, Aberdeen. His latest (Thirsty) book of football poems Game On! appeared in May 2006. He is currently Aberdeen City Council's Scouser in Residence.

Paulina Vanderbilt, published poet, children's writer, singer, actress AND mother.... No matter how hard yet rewarding writing is, being a mother beats it hands down. Paulina is proud mama to two wonderful children who provide no end of banter and inspiration — inspiration that emphasises the wonder of life in an attempt to counterbalance all those focusing on the doom and gloom in the world.

Catriona Yule's poems have appeared in Lapidus, Northwords Now Pushing Out the Boat and Dee & Don Inspiration. Her first poetry collection, Shedding Skin was published in November last year.

She has since started work on a second poetry collection inspired by the theme of water, Cherokee and Sioux Indians. She has also begun research on a non-fiction project for young people focusing on good mental health and has just finished Storylines, an Open College of The Arts course to develop narrative technique.

When Keith Murray reached ten his English teacher reported "...when it comes to composition Keith has no imagination." Nevertheless he found work in advertising. His poems have appeared in Radical Scotland, Open Space, Scratchings, New Writing, Leopard Magazine and elsewhere. He has published a number of chapbooks. His play The Lum Hat (co-written with his late uncle Alasdair MacPherson) won an SCDA award for the best depiction of Scottish life and character (1991).

His long term project The Arch, a science fiction novella, is now in its eighth year of writing. It will probably take another eight years to complete. He is currently commissioned to have a chapbook published by Koo Press.

Gerard Rochford's poetry publications include Three Way Street, and The Holy Family and Other Poems, both published by Koo Press. He is a founder member of Dead Good Poets, convenor of their poetry readings at Books and Beans, and a poetry editor for Pushing Out the Boat. He is included in Janice Galloway's selection of Best 20 Scottish poems of 2006, for the Scottish Poetry Library.

Ian Watt made his recital debut at the age of fourteen at the first ever North-East Scotland Classical Guitar Society concert. Since then, he has played a concert at the prestigious Dundee Guitar Festival 2007, won the title of Ishoka Aberdeen Young Musician of the Year and performed Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the City of London Sinfonia in the final of BBC2's Classical Star competition.

Morag Skene was born and brought up in the North-East of Scotland. She even lives in a lovely, traditional North-East farmhouse with a huge garden, just outside Peterhead, which she would really enjoy if she was ever there. Unfortunately, Morag's interests in writing, dancing, drama, her wee grandaughter, jazz and making a fool of herself singing on open mic nights, mean she has to drag herself into the big bad city of Aberdeen far too often!

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